Posted by Roger Watson on November 2, 2010 at 13:34
I'm looking for a source and correct reference for a quote. It was mentioned to me by someone who couldn't remember where he read it or who it is from. Any help out there?
Quote: When an age is ripe for discovery it is rare for an invention to occur to only one mind.
Comments
http://apperceptual.wordpress.com/2007/01/15/the-heroic-theory-of-s...
good luck,
Ken
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociology_of_the_history_of_science
Every Boys Annual 1883, page 533. Here is a link to the Google books site
http://books.google.com/books?id=NjwGAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA533&dq=%...
Best,
Ken