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Franz Neumann
(11 Sep 1798 - 23 May 1895)
German physicist whose early work was in crystallography, but later turned more to a study of mathematical physics. He applied the least squares methods of error analysis of instruments which provided a greater precision to measurements.
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Science Quotes by Franz Neumann (1 quote)
The greatest reward lies in making the discovery; recognition can add little or nothing to that.
— Franz Neumann
As quoted, without citation, in Howard Whitley Eves, Mathematical Circles Squared (1972), 148.
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) -- 
