Sandbox Quotes (1 quote)
Archaeology … is the Peeping Tom of the sciences. It is the sand-box of men who care not where they are going; they merely want to know where everybody else has been.
In syndicated column, published for example, as 'Trainer-Plane builder Turns Archaeologist', St. Petersburg Independent (15 Mar 1961), 5A. Also seen cited as 'Sifting the Sea for Time’s Treasures', NY Journal-American (14 Mar 1961). The story is about Ed Link who made his fortune inventing the Link Trainer, a flight simulator for pilots, then retired and turned his interests to underwater archaeology.
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) -- 
