Isaac Asimov
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American science fiction writer (1920 to 1992), one of the 'Big Three'; professor of biochemistry at Boston University who wrote or edited more than 500…
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ppll (opens ppll.app)
Where public figures publish, and what they are on record saying.
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8 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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Making the cross-connections that produce new ideas requires a certain daring (opens korrents.com)
“Making the cross-connection requires a certain daring. It must, for any cross-connection that does not require daring is performed at once by many and develops not as a “new idea,” but as a mere “corollary of an old…”
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A new idea usually seems unreasonable at first and reasonable only afterward (opens korrents.com)
“It is only afterward that a new idea seems reasonable. To begin with, it usually seems unreasonable.”
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The people most likely to get new ideas know their field well and are unconventional in their habits (opens korrents.com)
“Consequently, the person who is most likely to get new ideas is a person of good background in the field of interest and one who is unconventional in his habits. (To be a crackpot is not, however, enough in itself.)”
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Making the cross-connections that produce new ideas requires a certain daring (opens korrents.com)