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“Exploratory research is really like working in a fog. You don't know where you're going. You're just groping. Then people learn about it afterwards and think how straightforward it was.”

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Francis Crick

Francis Crick was a renowned scientist known for his significant contributions to the field of molecular biology. He, along with James Watson, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1962 for their discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA. Crick's research had a profound impact on understanding the transmission of genetic information and the genetic basis of organisms. more

“On any Tuesday morning, if asked, a good working scientist will tell you with some self-satisfaction that the affairs of his field are nicely in order, that things are finally looking clear and making sense, and all is well. But come back again on another Tuesday, and the roof may have just fallen in on his life's work.”

Ifs Wells May Self Order Morning Clear Fields Scientist Affair Satisfaction Make Sense Fallen Skepticism Roof Good Work Back Again Tuesday Self-satisfaction Tuesday Morning

Author:Lewis Thomas

“No matter how we may single out a complex from nature...its theoretical treatment will never prove to be ultimately conclusive... I believe that this process of deepening of theory has no limits.”

Believe May Matter I Believe Process Theory Prove Limits Complexes Treatment Skepticism Theoretical

Author:Albert Einstein

“Know that, as in life, there is much that many have looked upon but few have seen because, as my father told me and his father told him, you will come to learn a great deal if you study the insignificant in depth.”

Ifs Knows Father Deals Study Depth Skepticism Insignificant

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