Robert Henry Thurston Professions : Mechanical Engineer Born : October 25, 1839 Died : October 25, 1903 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Robert Henry Thurston Great inventions are never, and great discoveries are seldom, the work of any one mind. Every great invention is really an aggregation of minor inventions, or the final step of a progression. It is not usually a creation, but a growth, as truly so as is the growth of the trees in the forest. Robert Henry Thurston greatness hard-work science Similar Authors Henry Gantt mechanical-engineer Henry R. Towne mechanical-engineer Frederick Winslow Taylor mechanical-engineer Keith Duckworth mechanical-engineer Tim League mechanical-engineer All Authors
