Let me just concentrate on one thing: when you’re working as a scientist it is compulsory to be original. You must do something that has never been done before. (…) If you can’t do that you can’t do science. If you’re working for a client on a project to deliver a product, originality is your greatest crime. Anything that can be done with known techniques — published techniques — you must do with published techniques. Originality is the last resort of an engineer, because that is what makes everything so risky.
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