In Science The Credit Goes To The Man Who Convinces The World, Not To The Man To Whom The Idea First Occurs.

In Science The Credit Goes To The Man Who Convinces The World, Not To The Man To Whom The Idea First Occurs.

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In science the credit goes to the man who convinces the
world, not to the man to whom the idea first occurs.
-- Sir William Osler

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