Na kogo upalo iabloko (Nast.istoriia velik.otkrytii) - Kessel'man Vladimir Samuilovich

Each discovery in physics is only the last link in a long series of studies, experiments and observations. Scientists often follow parallel paths and come to the same conclusions at the same time - or almost simultaneously. And it just so happens that many laws do not bear the names of the pioneers, but those who have only made public what others have discovered before. The struggle for priority accompanies almost all great scientific achievements, and therefore, in the words of Roger Bacon, "science looks at the world with eyes clouded by all human passions." Newton, Leibniz, Guk, Huygens, hundreds of other scientists fought fervently for the public recognition of their primacy - and this dramatic battle of self-love continues to this day ...