“Wood heat is not new. It dates back to a day millions of years ago, when a group of cavemen were sitting around, watching dinosaurs rot. Suddenly, lightning struck a nearby log and set it on fire. One of the cavemen stared at the fire for a few minutes, then said: Hey! Wood heat! The other cavemen, who did not understand English, immediately beat him to death with stones. But the key discovery had been made, and from that day forward, the cavemen had all the heat they needed, although their insurance rates went way up.” WayYearsMadeSaidMillionsFireGroupsMinutesKeysNeededBeatsHumorousSittingDiscoveryYears AgoStonesRateWoodsHeyHeatLightningDinosaursSitting AroundCavemenInsurance Rate Author:Dave Barry
“God bless the man who first invented sleep!" So Sancho Panza said and so say I; And bless him, also, that he didn't keep His great discovery to himself, nor try To make it, as the lucky fellow might A close monopoly by patent-right.” MenTryingFirstsSaidMightSleepHe ManLuckyDiscoveryFellowsBlessMonopolyGod BlessPatents Book:The Money-king: And Other Poems Source: The Money-king: And Other Poems
“Up to that time I never realized that I possessed any particular gift of discovery, but Lord Rayleigh, whom I always considered as an ideal man of science, had said so and if that was the case, I felt that I should concentrate on some big idea.” IfsMenShouldSaidIdeasBigsFeltLordCasesParticularDiscoveryIdealsPossessedBig IdeasIdeal Man Book:My Inventions: And Other Writings Source: My Inventions: And Other Writings
“I once wrote a lecture for Manchester University called « Moments of Discovery » in which I said that there are two moments that are important. There's the moment when you know you can find out the answer and that's the period you are sleepless before you know what it is. When you've got it and know what it is, then you can rest easy.” KnowsSaidTwoImportantMomentsEasyAnswersPeriodsDiscoveryUniversityLecturesManchesterRest Easy Author:Dorothy Hodgkin