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> [If you go back to the 17th century, scientists generally weren't rewarded much at all for sharing discoveries, and as a result, they conducted a lot of their research very, very secretively indeed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-nielsen/if-you-go-back-to-the-17th-century-scientists-generally-weren-t/)

[Michael Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-nielsen/)

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## More by Michael Nielsen

> [Networked science has the potential to speed up dramatically the rate of discovery across all of science.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-nielsen/networked-science-has-the-potential-to-speed-up-dramatically-the-rate/)

[Michael Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-nielsen/)

> [If you go back to the 17th century, scientists generally weren't rewarded much at all for sharing discoveries, and as a result, they conducted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-nielsen/if-you-go-back-to-the-17th-century-scientists-generally-weren-t/)

[Michael Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-nielsen/)

> [We have to overthrow the idea that it's a diversion from 'real' work when scientists conduct high-quality research in the open. Publicly funded science…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-nielsen/we-have-to-overthrow-the-idea-that-it-s-a-diversion-from-real-work/)

[Michael Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-nielsen/)

> [Despite the value of open data, most labs make no systematic effort to share data with other scientists.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-nielsen/despite-the-value-of-open-data-most-labs-make-no-systematic-effort-to/)

[Michael Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-nielsen/)

> [If networked science is to reach its potential, scientists will have to embrace and reward the open sharing of all forms of scientific knowledge,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-nielsen/if-networked-science-is-to-reach-its-potential-scientists-will-have/)

[Michael Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-nielsen/)

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