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Robert T. Bakker
(24 Mar 1945 - )
American paleontologist who was the first to prove that dinosaurs were warm blooded and have more in common with birds than cold-blooded lizards. He is an outspoken a maverick and holds controversial opinions.
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Science Quotes by Robert T. Bakker (4 quotes)
As soon as I saw it I decided I was going to spend the rest of my life studying dinosaurs.
— Robert T. Bakker
Recalling his reaction, at age 8, when he saw Rudolph Zallinger’s mural of dinosaurs, the cover story of the 7 Sep 1953 Life magazine.
I want to find a voracious, small-minded predator and name it after the IRS.
— Robert T. Bakker
Quoted, without citation, in E. Gene Davis, Get 'Em Laughing: Public Speaking Humor, Quotes and Illustrations (2007), 195.
Paleontology is a very visual inquiry. All paleontologists scribble on napkins at coffee breaks, making sketches to explain their thinking
— Robert T. Bakker
Traditional dinosaur theory is full of short circuits. Like the antiquated wiring in an old house, the details sputter and burn out when specific parts are tested.
— Robert T. Bakker
The Dinosaur Heresies (1986), 27.
See also:
- 24 Mar - short biography, births, deaths and events on date of Bakker's birth.
- The Dinosaur Heresies: New Theories Unlocking the Mystery of the Dinosaurs and Their Extinction, by Robert T. Bakker. - 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.
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