See this interesting “Annals of Innovation” column in The New Yorker, by Malcolm Gladwell: “In the Air: Who says big ideas are rare?”
The history of science is full of ideas that several people had at the same time.
Nathan Myhrvold met Jack Horner on the set of the “Jurassic Park” sequel in 1996. Horner is an eminent paleontologist, and was a consultant on the movie. Myhrvold was there because he really likes dinosaurs. Between takes, the two men got to talking, and Horner asked Myhrvold if he was interested in funding dinosaur expeditions.
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