There is a single light of science and to brighten it anywhere is to brighten it everywhere.
Most of us can remember a time when a birthday - especially if it was one's own - brightened the world as if a second sun has risen.
It seemed romantic but also tragic - people would be winning but then lose it all or crash but fight on break bones but get back on their bikes and try to finish. Just getting to the end was seen as an achievement in itself.
