"The knowledge and understanding of the world which……" — Polykarp Kusch
"The knowledge and understanding of the world which science gives us and the magnificent opportunity which it extends to us to control and use the world for the extension of our pleasure in it has never been greater than it now is."
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Polykarp Kusch
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12 Quotes by Polykarp Kusch
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Science shows us truth and beauty and fills each day with a fresh wonder of the exquisite order which governs…
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I count myself fortunate to be able to participate in the life of science in this era.
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The increase of scientific knowledge lies not only in the occasional milestones of science, but in the efforts of the…
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If, on occasion, the knowledge brought by science leads to an unhappy end, this is not to the discredit of…
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We live, I think, in the century of science and, perhaps, even in the century of physics.
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No single achievement in science is possible without the painstaking work of the many hundreds who have built the foundation…
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Science is the greatest creative impulse of our time. It dominates the intellectual scene and forms our lives, not only…
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The destiny of our society is yours to make and you have a vastly greater importance to the world than…
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Indeed science alone may perhaps be sterile when pursued without an understanding of the world in which scientific knowledge is…
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I feel, sometimes, as the renaissance man must have felt in finding new riches at every point and in the…
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To those of you who study history, economics, sociology, literature and language I present the challenge of the utilization of…
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