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I agree - even Mendel was ignored for 40 years by the researchers of his day (and his findings were only published in an obscure journal that were largely ignor
by fossuser 9y ago
I agree - even Mendel was ignored for 40 years by the researchers of his day (and his findings were only published in an obscure journal that were largely ignored until being rediscovered later).
It's bad for science, which is bad for all of us.
- neuromantik8086 9y agoPart of the issue with Mendel was that he didn't fit the role of a scientist, and people were unable to seem as anything other than a monk. I'm not even sure if he himself would have regarded himself as a scientist- that's a gap in my knowledge that my history of science hobby has left open.
- fossuser 9y agoThe Gene touches on this a bit (great book in general), but Mendel was actively trying to reach out to researchers and share his findings. They just wouldn’t listen to him and didn’t care.