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Robert Bakewell
(1725 - 1 Oct 1795)
English agriculturist who developed breeding procedures using careful selection for mating to produce offspring with desirable characteristics.
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Science Quotes by Robert Bakewell (1 quote)
How greatly would the heroes and statesmen of antiquity have despised the labours of that man who devoted his life to investigate the properties of the magnet! Little could they anticipate that this humble mineral was destined to change the very form and condition of human society in every quarter of the globe.
— Robert Bakewell
In 'Observations on the Study of Mineralogy', The Philosophical Magazine and Journal (Jul 1819), 54, 46. Slightly edited and used by Joseph Henry in 'Introductory Lecture on Chemistry' (Jan-Mar 1832), The Papers of Joseph Henry, Vol. 1, 396.
See also:
- 1 Oct - short biography, births, deaths and events on date of Bakewell's death.
- Robert Bakewell and the Longhorn Breed of Cattle, by Pat Stanley. - book suggestion.
In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
(1987) -- 
