Science Advances One Funeral At A Time.

Truth Never Triumphs-its Opponents Just Die Out.

An Important Scientific Innovation Rarely Makes Its Way By Gradually Winning Over And Converting Its Opponents: What Does Happen Is That The Opponents Gradually Die Out.

Thus, The Photons Which Constitute A Ray Of Light Behave Like Intelligent Human Beings: Out Of All Possible Curves They Always Select The One Which Will Take Them Most Quickly To Their Goal.

When I Began My Physical Studies [in Munich In 1874] And Sought Advice From My Venerable Teacher Philipp Von Jolly...he Portrayed To Me Physics As A Highly Developed, Almost Fully Matured Science...possibly In One Or Another Nook There Would Perhaps Be A Dust Particle Or A Small Bubble To Be Examined And Classified, But The System As A Whole Stood There Fairly Secured, And Theoretical Physics Approached Visibly That Degree Of Perfection Which, For Example, Geometry Has Had Already For Centuries.

No Burden Is So Heavy For A Man To Bear As A Succession Of Happy Days.