The Eureka moments happen later

 

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012 Tue Breakthroughs No Longer Come from Very Young Scientists The average age at which Nobel scientists and great inventors did their key work rose by an estimated 6 years over the course of the twentieth century, according to a Wall Street Journal report on research by Benjamin F. Jones of the Kellogg School. The same trend applies to the age at which inventors got their first patents. The reason: There's so much material to learn now that it takes additional years for a scientist to arrive at the point where he or she can discover new things, Jones suggests. Source: The "Eureka" Moments Happen Later