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J. Arthur Thomson

J. Arthur Thomson was a British author born in 1861 and died on February 12, 1933. His works spanned across novels, poetry, and drama, known for his unique literary style and profound emotional expression. more

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“We shall not refuse tobacco the credit of being sometimes medical, when used temperately, though an acknowledged poison.”

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“A good many times I have been present at gatherings of people who, by the standards of the traditional culture, are thought highly educated and who have with considerable gusto been expressing their incredulity at the illiteracy of scientists. Once or twice I have been provoked and have asked the company how many of them could describe the Second Law of Thermodynamics. The response was cold: it was also negative. Yet I was asking something which is about the scientific equivalent of: Have you read a work of Shakespeare's?”

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Book:THE TWO CULTURES: AND A SECOND LOOK
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