David Gerrold Quotes
It's almost always dangerous to be right too soon.
Gerrold, David. A Matter for Men. Timescape Books, 1983, p. 89.
While this has generally been true, there have been many major exceptions like Einstein’s Theory of Relativity which was accepted rapidly be leading scientists even before the empirical truth had been demonstrated. The generalization has become less true in the 21st century where new scientific knowledge was almost an every day occurrence.
When he first developed and published his Set Theory and Transfinite Arithmetic concepts, few professional mathematicians understood his material although he had successfully taught it to 8th grade girls. The material was so counter-intuitive in the mathematic intuition of the day, most of the greatest mathematicians in Germany viewed his work not only as flawed but absurd. It did not take too long however for most to “get it” and come over to his intuitive view which soon the world held.
David Gerrold is an American science fiction screenwriter and novelist. He wrote the script for the original Star Trek episode "The Trouble with Tribbles", created the Sleestak race on the TV series Land of the Lost, and wrote the novelette "The Martian Child", which won both Hugo and Nebula Awards, and was adapted into a 2007 film starring John Cusack.
