James Clerk Maxwell once remarked that the best scientists are, in a sense, the (i) ones not hemmed in by the (ii) of their respective fields, they are able to approach problems with a(n) (iii) mind, so to speak.
Blank (i)
adaptable
revolutionary
ignorant
Blank (ii)
myopia
preconceptions
inertia
Blank (iii)
fertile
rational
empty