tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231681068265040418.post4332707923254717548..comments2023-10-30T03:07:08.876-07:00Comments on Reflections of a Woman in Science: The I-WordEsther Haineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11818425088188575377noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231681068265040418.post-10779504068008064572009-12-18T06:55:02.571-08:002009-12-18T06:55:02.571-08:00I can see the rationale around asking for "im...I can see the rationale around asking for "impact". However, I do worry about how "impactful" the work of many esteemed academics whose work was groundbreaking in centuries past, would have seemed at the time. Since so much knowledge is built upon from other's (in many cases obscure) work - it is difficult at best to measure impact at the time research grants are given. Often we do not see true impact of someone's ideas until after it is forgotten and then "rediscovered" - often to benefit a completely different field.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com