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Harry L. Shapiro
(19 Mar 1902 - 7 Jan 1990)
American anthropologist and museum curator who was an authority on physical anthropology (study of the biological evolution of humankind) and a leading forensic anthropologist. He was a curator of physical anthropology at the American Museum of Natural History (1942-70) and a professor at Columbia University (1943-74).
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Science Quotes by Harry L. Shapiro (1 quote)
[Concerning the Piltdown hoax,] that jaw has been literally a bone of contention for a long time.
— Harry L. Shapiro
In 'Quotation Marks', New York Times (29 Nov 1953), SM71.
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) -- 
