It is the lone worker who makes the first advance in a subject: the details may be worked out by a team, but the prime idea is due to the enterprise, thought, and perception of an individual.

Alexander Fleming

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The individual Originality Creativity

Speaker

Alexander Fleming

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1951 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Scientist

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Fleming, Alexander. Address at Edinburgh University. 1951, Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Source
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Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
German
Time
1951 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

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You see things; and you say "Why?" But I dream things that never were; and I say "Why not?"

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Medium
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Language
English
Time
1921 1920s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Shaw, George Bernard. "In the Beginning: B.C. 4004." Back to Methuselah. Penguin, 1988, pt. 1, act 1. Originally published by Constable/Brentano's, 1921.