The value and utility of any experiment are determined by the fitness of the material to the purpose for which it is used.

Gregor Mendel

Scientists

Gregor Mendel

Augustinian friar born in 1822 who discovered heredity's laws through pea-plant experiments. Ignored in life, his work was rediscovered in 1900 as the foundation of genetics.

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Source: Versuche über Pflanzen-Hybriden (Experiments on Plant Hybridization, 1866)Verified

Gregor Mendel's Other Quotes

My time will surely come.

The experiments proceed slowly. At first a certain amount of patience was needed, but I soon found that matters went better when I carried on several experiments simultaneously.