mistakes on Science

An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made in a very narrow field.

Joseph Lister was a British surgeon and the founder of anti-septic medicine. That may sound incredibly boring, but the effects of his discovery were profound. Prior to Lister, surgeons had virtually n...

What use could this company make of an electrical toy? *President of the Western Union Telegraph Company, in 1876, rejecting an opportunity to purchase Alexander Graham Bell’s patent on the telephone

Computers give rise to many amusing salutations that could also offend. Humorous examples include the legendary Mr. Obe, a fine old West African name that didn’t happen to belong to the recipient (OBE...

We are all capable of believing things which we know to be untrue, and then, when we are finally proved wrong, impudently twisting the facts so as to show that we were right. Intellectually, it is pos...

Perhaps the history of the errors of mankind, all things considered, is more valuable and interesting than that of their discoveries. Truth is uniform and narrow; it constantly exists, and does not se...

I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better.

To err is human; to admit it, superhuman.

I will look at any additional evidence to confirm the opinion to which I have already come.

“Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons.” “Popular Mechanics,” forecasting the relentless march ofscience, 1949 “I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.” Thomas Wat...

Error, by force of contrast, enhances the triumph of Truth.

We know mistakes were made.

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.

To err isn’t human after all. To err is, cosmically speaking, an anomaly. That’s why we can’t bear the imperfection in ourselves and in others.

Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it.

“A man of genius makes no mistakes. His errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery.”

In her aptly title book, Being Wrong , Kathleen Schulz describes just how difficult it is to be wrong: A whole lot of us go through life assuming that we are basically right, basically all the ti...

Postmodernism (the thinking of our age) is fiercely antinomian (without law). It is admitted that people make mistakes, but the word ‘sin’ is seldom mentioned and the idea that we all sin against God ...

The point of discourse is to learn with and from one another. I used to tell my students that at least 20 percent of what I was telling them was wrong, but I didn't know which 20 percent it was: I...

It is human to err, it is devilish to remain willfully in error.

A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.

A man should never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying… that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.

The point of discourse is to learn with and from one another. I used to tell my students that at least 20 percent of what I was telling them was wrong, but I didn't know which 20 percent it was: I...

Any fool can learn from his mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.

When people fail, we are inclined to find fault with them, but if you look more closely, you will find that God had some particular truth for them to learn, which the trouble they are in is to teach t...

Today is Yesterday's Pupil.

Sisters and brothers, Jesus calls us to be honest about our sin. But he also offers us unfathomable forgiveness and grace. He knew you before you were born, and chose to love you. In Jesus’ name, you ...

The prefrontal cortex is responsible for the success of the human species. It enables us to learn from our mistakes and make plans. When the PFC is healthy, we behave consistently in ways that enable ...

There is something to be said for every error; but, whatever may be said for it, the most important thing to be said about it is that it is erroneous.

I never make stupid mistakes. Only very, very clever ones.