There are three stages of scientific discovery: first people deny it is true; then they deny it is important; finally they credit the wrong person.

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There are three stages of scientific discovery: first people deny it is true; then they deny it is important; finally they credit the wrong person. - Alexander von Humboldt

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There are three stages of scientific discovery: first people deny it is true; then they deny it is important; finally they credit the wrong person. - Robert Greene (The 48 Laws of Power) quotes