The fate of great minds when denounced

B. Lalruatfela

Science Vision 14 (4), 190-194 | Published on 31 December 2014 |

Abstract

Looking at the annals of humans, one can infer that some of the greatest thoughts and discoveries were often derided when first brought to public, resulting in the delay of the employment of many innovative contraptions and some even led to the lost of thousands of lives. The reasons for the dismissal of such pragmatic data can be vast. Some great thoughts might already be lost because of the existence of restrains. In this article, brief biographies of two great scientists are highlighted as examples to illuminate our point. Our point being the importance of free thinking, appropriate reasoning and even radical ideology, and the possible future of science from such singular mind. It has been concluded that we should not belittle others’ idea because what we believe is true can be far from right. Instead, we should encourage others to think beyond the box so that such seemingly ridiculous notions,

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