“Physical science enjoys the distinction of being the most fundamental of the experimental sciences, and its laws are obeyed universally, so far as is known, not merely by inanimate things, but also by living organisms, in their minutest parts, as single individuals, and also as whole communities. It results from this that, however complicated a series of phenomena may be and however many other sciences may enter into its complete presentation, the purely physical aspect, or the application of the known laws of matter and energy, can always be legitimately separated from the other aspects.”
Quote by Frederick Soddy
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Frederick Soddy
Frederick Soddy was a British chemist renowned for his contributions to the study of radioactive elements. He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1903 for his discovery of isotopes, becoming the first Briton to receive the award. Soddy's research had a profound impact on understanding atomic structure and the processes of radioactive decay. more
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