Peter D. Mitchell
Peter D. Mitchell
Peter Dennis Mitchell, FRSwas a British biochemist who was awarded the 1978 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his discovery of the chemiosmotic mechanism of ATP synthesis...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth29 September 1920
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embassy firm four office private regional security supporting worked
All four worked for a private security firm supporting the regional US Embassy office in Basra.
faced lonely members scientific vulnerable
On the other hand, faced with a new theory, the members of the scientific establishment are often more vulnerable than the lonely innovator.
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Meanwhile, the originator of a theory may have a very lonely time, especially if his colleagues find his views of nature unfamiliar, and difficult to appreciate.
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The final outcome cannot be known, either to the originator of a new theory, or to his colleagues and critics, who are bent on falsifying it. Thus, the scientific innovator may feel all the more lonely and uncertain.