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“I count myself fortunate to be able to participate in the life of science in this era.”

Quote by Polykarp Kusch

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Polykarp Kusch was a renowned physicist known for his contributions to precise measurements and fundamental particle physics. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1948 for his precise measurement of the magnetic moment of the electron. more

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“If, on occasion, the knowledge brought by science leads to an unhappy end, this is not to the discredit of science but is rather an indication of an imperfect ability to use wisely the gifts placed within our hands.”

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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 on which all new work is based.”

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“Science is the greatest creative impulse of our time. It dominates the intellectual scene and forms our lives, not only in the material things which it has given us, but also in that it guides our spirit.”

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“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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“Indeed science alone may perhaps be sterile when pursued without an understanding of the world in which scientific knowledge is created and in which the fruits of science are used.”

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“I feel, sometimes, as the renaissance man must have felt in finding new riches at every point and in the certainty that unexplored areas of knowledge and experience await at every turn.”

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“To those of you who study history, economics, sociology, literature and language I present the challenge of the utilization of the enormous resources in our grasp to the problem of creating a genuinely good life for yourselves and your children.”

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