The human race has benefited greatly from individual researchers who made their work the main source of value in their life, and from societies, patrons, and go

The human race has benefited greatly from individual researchers who made their work the main source of value in their life, and from societies, patrons, and government institutions who gave these people the stability and financial support to pursue such a single minded focus. Two fascinating examples: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harrison https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harrison https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF8d72mA41M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF8d72mA41M