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Direct Quotes by Irving Langmuir
- [In the case of research director, Willis R. Whitney, whose style was to give talented investigators as much freedom as possible, you may define "serendipity"…
- To my mind, the most important aspect of the Nobel Awards is that they bring home to the masses of the peoples of all nations,…
- History proves abundantly that pure science, undertaken without regard to applications to human needs, is usually ultimately of direct benefit to mankind.
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