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Re:Put the “Ph” Back in PhD by mannykannot on Tuesday November 24, 2015 @09:32AM (#10620873)
There is an important truth here, but be aware that the popular history of science and technology over-emphasizes the 'lone genius' narrative (it is the 'lone' part that is exaggerated.)
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Re:Put the “Ph” Back in PhD by roymurdock on Tuesday November 24, 2015 @09:41AM (#10620943)
Agreed, but that's the story we like to hear, so it's the one that gets repeated. That nobody lives and works in a vacuum is an implicit assumption.
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