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“There cannot be a greater mistake than that of looking superciliously upon practical applications of science. The life and soul of science is its practical application.”

Quote by Lord Kelvin

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Physicist, born on June 26, 1824, and died on December 17, 1907. Known for his contributions to thermodynamics and the invention of the thermodynamic thermometer. more

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