“Modern science, then, so far from being an enemy of romance, is seen on every hand to be its sympathetic and resourceful friend, its swift and irresistible helper in its serious need, and an indulgent minister to its lighter fancies.” NeedsHandsRomanceEnemyModernSeriousMinistersFancySympatheticIrresistibleLightersModern ScienceResourcefulHelpers Book:Vanishing Roads, and Other Essays Source: Vanishing Roads, and Other Essays
“Be it whim or emergency, the modern laboratory is equally at the service of romance, equally ready to gratify mankind with a torpedo or a toy.” RomanceModernMankindReadyToysEmergenciesLaboratoryWhimTorpedoes Book:Vanishing Roads, and Other Essays Source: Vanishing Roads, and Other Essays