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> [Willis Rodney Whitney ... once compared scientific research to a bridge being constructed by a builder who was fascinated by the construction problems involved. Basic research, he suggested, is such a bridge built wherever it strikes the builder's fancy-wherever the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chauncey-guy-suits/willis-rodney-whitney-once-compared-scientific-research-to-a-bridge/)

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## More by Chauncey Guy Suits

> [Tungsten, X-rays, and Coolidge form a trinity that has left an indelible impression upon our life and times. The key word in this triad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chauncey-guy-suits/tungsten-x-rays-and-coolidge-form-a-trinity-that-has-left-an/)

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> [Although the cooking of food presents some unsolved problems, the quick warming of cooked food and the thawing of frozen food both open up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chauncey-guy-suits/although-the-cooking-of-food-presents-some-unsolved-problems-the/)

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> [Children share with geniuses an open, inquiring, uninhibited quality of mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chauncey-guy-suits/children-share-with-geniuses-an-open-inquiring-uninhibited-quality-of/)

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> [Willis Rodney Whitney ... once compared scientific research to a bridge being constructed by a builder who was fascinated by the construction problems involved.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chauncey-guy-suits/willis-rodney-whitney-once-compared-scientific-research-to-a-bridge/)

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