Two polar groups: at one pole we have the literary intellectuals, at the other scientists, and as the most representative, the physical scientists. Between…

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“When you think of the long and gloomy history of man, you will find that far more hideous crimes have been committed in the…

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By the year 2070 we cannot say, or it would be imbecile to do so, that any man alive could understand Shakespearean experience better…

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The main issue [of the Scientific Revolution] is that the people in the industrialised countries are getting richer, and those in the non-industrialised countries…

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I should never have made a good scientist, but I should have made a perfectly adequate one.

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It takes a very strong head to keep secrets for years and not go slightly mad. It isn't wise to be advised by anyone…

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