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Einstein on genuine experimentation

Posted on April 23rd, 2011 by Michael

“If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn’t be called research.” – Albert Einstein

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6 Responses to “Einstein on genuine experimentation”


  1. Gopi Says:

    So pround an idea. Many of the current research is approached as if the outcome is well known to the reasearcher and s/he has only to validate the hypothesis. May be the current emphasis on “successful” research and castigating the “unsuccessful” research is the culprit.

  2. maralee Says:

    And serendipity is such a valuable part of research. Accepting surprises makes the search worthwhile. Researching to find a preconceived idea is not really research.

  3. Lachezar Says:

    We should always keep that in mind so that we avoid
    a society where fake people, who think they are “in the know”, make fake products for other fake people…

  4. Graeme K Says:

    More power to those who have the courage for genuine benevolent experimentation.

  5. jj janet josie blake Says:

    based on that… wonder how much genuine research is going on in our world..?

  6. clem Says:

    We don’t have to worry about making mistakes. There are many roads to follow but our mistakes will lead us to the right one, which we may not have discovered otherwise