I've been using the scientific method my whole career and I just found out Ibn al-Haytham basically invented it and I feel like I owe him an acknowledgment.
More people experience this than they realize.
Professional gratitude becomes complicated when foundational contributions have been systematically unacknowledged.
“Where Are You with Islamic and Arab contributions to science and technology — historical?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.