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Nature's Miracles: Familiar Talks on Science

This book explores a variety of scientific topics in an engaging and relatable manner, offering insights into the wonders of the natural world. more

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Elisha Gray
Elisha Gray

Elisha Gray was a prominent inventor born on August 2, 1835, and died on January 21, 1901. He made significant contributions to the fields of telegraphy and telephony, being one of the early inventors of the telephone. more

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“In my own time there have been inventions of this sort, transparent windows tubes for diffusing warmth equally through all parts of a building short-hand, which has been carried to such a perfection that a writer can keep pace with the most rapid speaker. But the inventing of such things is drudgery for the lowest slaves; philosophy lies deeper. It is not her office to teach men how to use their hands. The object of her lessons is to form the soul.”

“Few can be induced to labor exclusively for posterity; and none will do it enthusiastically. Posterity has done nothing for us; and theorize on it as we may, practically we shall do very little for it, unless we are made to think we are at the same time doing something for ourselves.”