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[i][size=120][b]AMERICA’S GREAT SCIENTISTS RAPIDLY DECREASING:[/b][/size] Dr. James McKeen Catell of Columbia Says There Are Fewer Men of Distinction in Scientific Lines Than There Were Seven Years Ago.[/i] New York Times Sunday Magazine 20 Nov 1910 ([url=http://www.sundaymagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/19101120-2-americas.pdf]PDF[/url])

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The point of this article is that the number of scientists in the country decreased over seven years from 1903 to 1910, and appeared to be an ongoing trend. That’s sad, and I wish the country today were more science-minded. I think too little value is placed on science education these days.

But mainly I want to point out that awesome drawing representing a scientist.

bystander wrote:
But mainly I want to point out that awesome drawing representing a scientist.

owlice wrote:
How does a scientist rapidly decrease? It makes sense that only great ones would seek to do so, as those of more usual size would not have the need to, but rapidly decrease? How is it that scientist can decrease rapidly, when the rest of the population who work so hard to decrease spend more weeks than they might like swearing at their scales because their decreasing proceeds so slowly?

• • Sonnet 15
  When I consider every thing that grows
  Holds in perfection but a little moment,
  That this huge stage presenteth nought but shows
  Whereon the stars in secret influence comment;
  When I perceive that men as plants increase,
  Cheered and cheque'd even by the self-same sky,
  Vaunt in their youthful sap, at height decrease,
  And wear their brave state out of memory;
  Then the conceit of this inconstant stay
  Sets you most rich in youth before my sight,
  Where wasteful Time debateth with Decay,
  To change your day of youth to sullied night;