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.
Peter D. MitchellAbout author
- Author's profession: Scientist
- Nationality: british
- Born: September 29, 1920
- Died: April 10, 1992
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