[cflyingdutchman]

This interview with Kirshner is a good read as well: https://www.aip.org/history-programs/niels-bohr-library/oral... And a reminder that science is not generally moved forward by strokes of brilliance, but by a whole bunch of people grinding at the fuzzy edge until the picture becomes a little more clear.

[bashinator]

Spectacularly appropriate metaphor - thanks for that.

[vlz]

Kuhns distinction between normal and revolutionary science might be interesting to you: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normal_Science

[fnordprefect]

Great quote. Also unintentionally (I think) humorous, given the manufacturing problem with Hubble referred to in the article was slightly inaccurate grinding of the lens' edges.