Quote by: Abraham Pais

Of course, relative citation frequencies are no measure of relative importance. Who has not aspired to write a paper so fundamental that very soon it is known to everyone and cited by no one?


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Author Bio


  • NameAbraham Pais
  • DescriptionAmerican Physicist
  • BornMay 19, 1918
  • DiedJuly 28, 2000
  • CountryNetherlands; United States Of America
  • ProfessionUniversity Professor; Physicist; Historian Of Science
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; National Book Award