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> [As was the case for Nobel's own invention of dynamite, the uses that are made of increased knowledge can serve both beneficial and potentially harmful ends. Increased knowledge clearly implies increased responsibility. We reject the notion advocated in some quarters…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolaas-bloembergen/as-was-the-case-for-nobel-s-own-invention-of-dynamite-the-uses-that/)

[Nicolaas Bloembergen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolaas-bloembergen/)

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> [“As was the case for Nobel's own invention of dynamite, the uses that are made of increased knowledge can serve both beneficial and potentially harmful ends. Increased knowledge clearly implies increased responsibility.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolaas-bloembergen/as-was-the-case-for-nobel-s-own-invention-of-dynamite-the-uses-that-2/)

[Nicolaas Bloembergen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolaas-bloembergen/)

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## More by Nicolaas Bloembergen

> [Increased knowledge clearly implies increased responsibility.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolaas-bloembergen/increased-knowledge-clearly-implies-increased-responsibility/)

[Nicolaas Bloembergen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolaas-bloembergen/)

> [As was the case for Nobel's own invention of dynamite, the uses that are made of increased knowledge can serve both beneficial and potentially…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolaas-bloembergen/as-was-the-case-for-nobel-s-own-invention-of-dynamite-the-uses-that/)

[Nicolaas Bloembergen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolaas-bloembergen/)

> [I am ever more intrigued by the correspondence between mathematics and physical facts. The adaptability of mathematics to the description of physical phenomena is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolaas-bloembergen/i-am-ever-more-intrigued-by-the-correspondence-between-mathematics/)

[Nicolaas Bloembergen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolaas-bloembergen/)

> [After the German occupation of Holland in May 1940, the last two dark years of the war I spent hiding indoors from the Nazis,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolaas-bloembergen/after-the-german-occupation-of-holland-in-may-1940-the-last-two-dark/)

[Nicolaas Bloembergen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolaas-bloembergen/)

> [“As was the case for Nobel's own invention of dynamite, the uses that are made of increased knowledge can serve both beneficial and potentially…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolaas-bloembergen/as-was-the-case-for-nobel-s-own-invention-of-dynamite-the-uses-that-2/)

[Nicolaas Bloembergen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolaas-bloembergen/)

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