Peter D. Mitchell Quotes

Peter D. Mitchell — British Scientist born on September 29, 1920, died on April 10, 1992

Peter Dennis Mitchell, FRS was a British biochemist who was awarded the 1978 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his discovery of the chemiosmotic mechanism of ATP synthesis... (wikipedia)

Moreover, in the experimental sciences, the scientific fraternity must test a new theory to destruction, if possible.

The final outcome cannot be known, either to the originator of a new theory, or to his colleagues and critics, who are bent on falsifying it. Thus, the scientific innovator may feel all the more lonely and uncertain.

Reason can be used only when looking critically back.

Meanwhile, the originator of a theory may have a very lonely time, especially if his colleagues find his views of nature unfamiliar, and difficult to appreciate.

Peter D. Mitchell Quotes

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