Re: Quote on Acceptance of a New Theory When the Last Generation Dies

Well, something didn't quite ring true with the quote. It is by Planck, but here's the version I sought.
"A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it."

The difference is not completely unexpected. Often authors, lecturers, and public speakers adjust their statements over time. Mark Twain is certainly one of these. If one looks at some compilations of his quotes, they are sometimes organized to show this.

W. Watson wrote:
Thanks very much. I guess Androcles is still working on getting the thorn out of the Lion's foot.

John C. Polasek wrote:
On Fri, 23 Feb 2007 11:03:51 GMT, "W. Watson"
<wolf_tracks@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Anyone remember more exactly the quote hint in the Subject line, and who said it?

Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

"It is important to realize that in physics today,
we have no knowledge of what energy is ... It is
an abstract thing ..." -- Richard Feynman
Max Planck: "It will be necessary first for the establishment to gradually die
off, so that a growing generation might learn its principles from the
beginning."


Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

"If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in
doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he
shall end in certainties." -- Sir Francis Bacon, 1561-1626


Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

"If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in
doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he
shall end in certainties." -- Sir Francis Bacon, 1561-1626
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