Famous scientists have the best ideas. Ideas must be communicated to the public In order to be important, ideas must be believable. The results are less important than the ideas in an experiment.
I gave my students this multiple choice question: Canadian physician Sir William Osler once said, "In Science the credit goes to the man who convinces the world, not to the man to whom the idea first occurred." How does this quote apply to scientific knowledge?

Only one answer is correct among these 4 choices:
- Famous scientists have the best ideas.
- Ideas must be communicated to the public
- In order to be important, ideas must be believable.
- The results are less important than the ideas in an experiment.

Could you tell me which one is correct?

Ideas must be communicated to the public