My favorite quote from a modern historian seems apropo here. The book is a long version of a short history of nearly everything: "Imagination drew in bold stro

My favorite quote from a modern historian seems apropo here. The book is a long version of a short history of nearly everything: "Imagination drew in bold strokes, instantly serving hopes and fears, while knowledge advanced by slow increments and contradictory witnesses." -Boorstin The Discoverers edit: add a link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Discoverers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Discoverers