Steve Weinberg on why physicists should know the history of their subject: "By knowing the story behind our theories, we, as physicists, can feel part of a great historical progression. That sense of motion keeps us at our desks and in our laboratories."https://physics.aps.org/articles/v11/134 …
I agree.. The feeling that you're contributing to a pursuit much greater than yourself is a huge motivator (for me at least)
