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“It is the lone worker who makes the first advance in a subject: the details may be worked out by a team, but the prime idea is due to the enterprise, thought, and perception of an individual.”

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Alexander Fleming

Alexander Fleming was a renowned biologist, famous for his discovery of penicillin. He was born on August 6, 1881, and passed away on March 11, 1955. Fleming's research had a profound impact on medicine and public health. more

“The phosphorous smell which is developed when electricity (to speak the profane language) is passing from the points of a conductor into air, or when lightning happens to fall upon some terrestrial object, or when water is electrolysed, has been engaging my attention the last couple of years, and induced me to make many attempts at clearing up that mysterious phenomenon. Though baffled for a long time, at last, I think, I have succeeded so far as to have got the clue which will lead to the discovery of the true cause of the smell in question.”

“There is no logical staircase running from the physics of 10-28 cm. to the physics of 1028 light-years.”

Years Light Running Science Discovery Physics Logical Staircases Light Years

Author:Norwood Russell Hanson

“This investigation has yielded an unanticipated result that reaction of cyanic acid with ammonia gives urea, a noteworthy result in as much as it provides an example of the artificial production of an organic, indeed a so-called animal, substance from inorganic substances.”

Giving Science Animal Results Example Discovery Productions Reactions Substance Artificial Investigation Acid

Author:Friedrich Wohler

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