I think you see the same in physics. The extreme example is probably Einstein’s “On the electrodynamics of moving bodies” [1], where he laid out the special the

I think you see the same in physics. The extreme example is probably Einstein’s “On the electrodynamics of moving bodies” [1], where he laid out the special theory of relativity. It has some incredibly original ideas, and not a single reference. :) 1. https://www.fourmilab.ch/etexts/einstein/specrel/specrel.pdf https://www.fourmilab.ch/etexts/einstein/specrel/specrel.pdf