SCIENCE REVOLUTION AND ORTEGA HYPOTHESIS IN DEVELOPING-COUNTRIES

The science revolution, the "paradigm" change and the Ortega hypothesis on the role of average scientists are discussed in the context of catchup of developing countries. The relative weight of scientific fields is compared between countries as revealing their values on science. Finding some significant difference between countries, the role of developing countries is discussed in view of a possible science revolution, the "paradigm" change and the Ortega hypothesis.