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...cold spell, giving the mold a chance to grow. Later, as the temperature rose, the Staphylococcus bacteria grew like a lawn, covering the entire plate--except for the area surrounding the moldy contaminant. Seeing that halo was Fleming's "Eureka" moment, an instant of great personal insight and deductive reasoning. He correctly deduced that the mold must have released a substance that inhibited the growth of the bacteria...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bacteriologist ALEXANDER FLEMING | 3/29/1999 | See Source »

...plummeted, a grateful world needed a hero. Fleming alone became such an object of public adulation, probably for two reasons. First, Florey shunned the press, while Fleming seemed to revel in the publicity. Second, and perhaps more important, it was easier for the admiring public to comprehend the deductive insight of a single individual than the technical feats of a team of scientists...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bacteriologist ALEXANDER FLEMING | 3/29/1999 | See Source »

...estimation, literature shows that not all knowledge is quantifiable. There is always something new in a literary work-- a new interpretation, a new insight. In a sense, the literary work itself changes over time...

Author: By David Kornhaber, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Lit. Professor Confronts, Resolves Identity Crisis in Literary Studies | 3/18/1999 | See Source »

...estimation, literature shows that not all knowledge is quantifiable. There is always something new in a literary work--a new interpretation, a new insight. In a sense, the literary work itself changes over time, he says...

Author: By David Kornhaber, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Professor Confronts Identity Crisis of Literary Studies | 3/18/1999 | See Source »

...investigation of the history of the Pentateuch--the first five books of the Bible, also known as the Torah--has yielded an insight Kugel considers key to appreciating how the Scripture is viewed today...

Author: By Jacqueline A. Newmyer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Professor Kugel Teaches the Scripture and Gets Laughs | 3/11/1999 | See Source »

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