Can you clarify what you mean by “this moment”? Is Newton too early? Is the invention of antibiotics too late? Do you mean anything overlapping with the working life of Kelvin?
My understanding is that at least around Kelvins time, there was a general attitude of “we’ve almost figured out all the stuff”. I’m very curious about what it looks like to have many scientists thinking that. My history is weak enough that I don’t know how widespread that sentiment was, nor how long it was around. I only picked Kelvin as a marker of that.
Can you clarify what you mean by “this moment”? Is Newton too early? Is the invention of antibiotics too late? Do you mean anything overlapping with the working life of Kelvin?
My understanding is that at least around Kelvins time, there was a general attitude of “we’ve almost figured out all the stuff”. I’m very curious about what it looks like to have many scientists thinking that. My history is weak enough that I don’t know how widespread that sentiment was, nor how long it was around. I only picked Kelvin as a marker of that.