Who said “A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a person who makes…”?

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Freeman Dyson. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceDisturbing the Universe (1979)

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“A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a person who makes a design that works with as few original ideas as possible. There are no prima donnas in engineering.”
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Dyson, F. (n.d.). A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a person who makes a design that works with as few original ideas as possible. There are no prima donnas in engineering. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/14830-a-good-scientist-is-a-person-with-original/

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Dyson, Freeman. “A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a person who makes a design that works with as few original ideas as possible. There are no prima donnas in engineering.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/14830-a-good-scientist-is-a-person-with-original/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Dyson, Freeman. “A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a person who makes a design that works with as few original ideas as possible. There are no prima donnas in engineering.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/14830-a-good-scientist-is-a-person-with-original/.