# Planck's principle

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. The view that “science progresses one funeral at a time”, that scientific progress happens when older generations of scientists retire or die.

## Etymology
Formulated by Max Planck.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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