In the attempt to make ...

In the attempt to make scientific discoveries, every problem is an opportunity — and the more difficult the problem, the greater will be the importance of its solution.
In the attempt to make scientific discoveries, every problem is an opportunity — and the more difficult the problem, the greater will be the importance of its solution.
 E. O. Wilson

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Far more important throughout the rest of science is the ability to form concepts, during which the researcher conjures images and processes by intuition.
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