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The heroic theory of invention and scientific development is the view that the principal authors of inventions and scientific discoveries are unique heroic individuals—i.e., "great scientists" or "geniuses".[1]

  1. ^ Epstein, Ralph C. (1926). "Industrial Invention: Heroic, or Systematic?". The Quarterly Journal of Economics. 40 (2): 232–272. doi:10.2307/1884619. ISSN 0033-5533. JSTOR 1884619.

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