A polymath's dilemma
Abstract
Thomas Young strove to satisfy his curiosity in virtually every scientific subject and, undeterred by sceptics calling for a narrower focus, made discoveries in almost all the fields he studied.
- Publication:
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Nature
- Pub Date:
- November 2005
- DOI:
- 10.1038/438291a
- Bibcode:
- 2005Natur.438..291R