Migration and movement of scholars/A study in the history of diffusion of knowledge: Part 1

摘要

Students seeking education, experts seeking employment, and scholars seeking knowledge have been moving from one laboratory to another, from one university to another and from one country to another since ancient times. In addition, persecution of a minority usually results in migration of those persecuted, bringing with them their knowledge and experience to the new host country. Wars and revolutions are other factors that contribute to the displacement of people from their devastated home countries to settle in peace somewhere else. An oppressive regime also forces dissatisfied scientists to emigrate.