随着年龄的增加，科学家的创造力一般会衰退，这时候，科学家要做些什么才发挥最大效应呢？

下面这句话说的不错，可为上了年纪的科学家提供参考：

We should misjudge this scientist [Fritz Haber] seriously if we were to judge him only by his harvest. The stimulation of research and the advancement of younger scholars become ever more important to him than his own achievements. 

— Richard Willstätter

大意是说，科学家的贡献不仅指他个人的科学贡献，还包括他对年轻学者的启发和提携。

创造性下降的有名望的科学家可在这方面努力。