# The Art of Research Is the Art of Making Difficult Problems Soluble by Devising Means of Getting at Them by Peter Medawar > "The art of research is the art of making difficult problems soluble by devising means of getting at them." > **— Peter Medawar**, *1979, Advice to a Young Scientist* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Advice to a Young Scientist, 1979. ## Sources and Context - **Source lead requiring final verification:** [Advice to a Young Scientist](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Peter_Medawar) — the supplied dossier points here, but exact wording, attribution, or complete source context has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary or sufficiently authoritative source. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Whole Earth|Whole Earth]] - **Article:** [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Greatest Transformation in Human History|The Greatest Transformation in Human History]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Research Infrastructure|Research Infrastructure]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "The art of research is the art of making difficult problems soluble by devising means of getting at them." — Peter Medawar, 1979, Advice to a Young Scientist https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-peter-medawar-art-research-art-making-difficult ```