[sidkshatriya]

Good points.

This is essentially compression of knowledge at play. To make the next discovery it makes sense to get compressed information about the previous discoveries.

Historians are often more interested in the various routes attempted to achieve scientific discovery -- which failed, which succeeded etc. Scientists are interested in climbing to the next peak (of knowledge) with just sufficient knowledge of how we came to the current location.

It always helps to know a bit of history. You might encounter problems while climbing to the next peak and knowing a bit of history might give you some additional tools to solve problems you may encounter.

However, you must be judicious. Learn too much about the past and you won't have much time to create the future. Also if you learn too little about the past you may not be well equipped to deal with upcoming challenges. It is a balance.