What does the quote "we stand on the shoulder of gians" mean?

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The quote comes from Isaac newton.

We take it to mean that our achievements are based on the work of others. We see farther because of them
i think it comes from albert einstein

he was asked about his achievements and he said that he did it

" standing on the shoulders of giants "

it means he could never have done the things he did without the discoveries that had happened before him


all the best
Ian
It comes from Isaac Newton, not Albert Einstein. The rest is right though - it means that he couldn't have achieved what he did without the achievements of people who came before him. As 'standing on the shoulders of giants' it's on British £2 coins.

I think the full quotation referred to being able to see further than anyone else because of standing on the shoulders of giants.

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