More people should read “The Structure of Scientific Revolution” by Kuhn. There really are no sudden breakthroughs in science, at least as the general public tends to understand, it’s always some kind of gradual change or a collective buildup of many ideas over periods of time.
When it happens, it’s always evolution. In hindsight the stories are always told like it’s some sudden new idea.
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More people should read “The Structure of Scientific Revolution” by Kuhn. There really are no sudden breakthroughs in science, at least as the general public tends to understand, it’s always some kind of gradual change or a collective buildup of many ideas over periods of time.
When it happens, it’s always evolution. In hindsight the stories are always told like it’s some sudden new idea.