“Individuals with any of a very broad spectrum of intellectual attributes can contribute to science.”

—  Roland W. Schmitt

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Context: We hardly know the limit of intelligence of individuals who can fruitfully contribute to science in one way or another if they are given the proper training – including graduate training – as assistants, as supervised or semi-independent researchers, as team members. Individuals with any of a very broad spectrum of intellectual attributes can contribute to science.

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American academic 1923–2017

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