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This interview with Kirshner is a good read as well: https://www.aip.org/history-programs/niels-bohr-library/oral-histories/32418 https://www.aip.org/history-pr
by cflyingdutchman 6y ago
This interview with Kirshner is a good read as well: https://www.aip.org/history-programs/niels-bohr-library/oral-histories/32418 https://www.aip.org/history-programs/niels-bohr-library/oral... And a reminder that science is not generally moved forward by strokes of brilliance, but by a whole bunch of people grinding at the fuzzy edge until the picture becomes a little more clear.
- bashinator 6y agoSpectacularly appropriate metaphor - thanks for that.
- vlz 6y agoKuhns distinction between normal and revolutionary science might be interesting to you: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normal_Science https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normal_Science
- fnordprefect 6y agoGreat quote. Also unintentionally (I think) humorous, given the manufacturing problem with Hubble referred to in the article was slightly inaccurate grinding of the lens' edges.