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Originally Posted by hhEb09'1
Arrogance pops up everywhere
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This is true. It's more a human trait than a trait of those humans who study science.
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Originally Posted by hhEb09'1
Do you know who devised the theory of plate tectonics? Didn't think so 
There's a few self-promoters in the discipline, but it's a rare trait. |
Alfred Wegener of course.
Well, he developed the theory of continental drift but with no mechanism for movement. He was pretty much laughed out of geology. His ideas were given a second look though in the 1950's and 60's with the discovery of seafloor spreading.