A Substance That Makes You Ill If

If I Go Out Into Nature, Into The Unknown, To The Fringes Of Knowledge, Everything Seems Mixed Up And Contradictory, Illogical, And Incoherent. This Is What Research Does; It Smooths Out Contradictions And Makes Things Simple, Logical, And Coherent.

A Discovery Must Be, By Definition, At Variance With Existing Knowledge. During My Lifetime, I Made Two. Both Were Rejected Offhand By The Popes Of The Field. Had I Predicted These Discoveries In My Applications, And Had Those Authorities Been My Judges, It Is Evident What Their Decisions Would Have Been.

A Discovery Is Said To Be An Accident Meeting A Prepared Mind.

The Real Scientist Is Ready To Bear Privation And, If Need Be, Starvation Rather Than Let Anyone Dictate To Him Which Direction His Work Must Take.

I Called It Ignose, Not Knowing Which Carbohydrate It Was. This Name Was Turned Down By My Editor. 'god-nose' Was Not More Successful, So In The End 'hexuronic Acid' Was Agreed Upon. To-day The Substance Is Called 'ascorbic Acid' And I Will Use This Name.