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Breakthroughs require a strong ecosystem of discovery and implementation

While people like Sharp can often be framed as the sole discoverer of a breakthrough, they often serve as catalysts.

“Science requires an ecosystem,” Haney said, "from the high school teacher who inspires a student to the university that takes a chance on an applicant despite their weaknesses, as the University of Illinois did when Sharp failed three of the four entrance exams in chemistry needed to enroll in its chemistry department for graduate school. Rather than rejecting him, the university told him to take undergraduate senior classes."

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