Tuesday, April 25, 2023

A curious fact

Throughout the whole history of science, most of the really great discoveries which had ultimately proved to be beneficial to mankind had been made by men and women who were driven not by the desire to be useful but merely the desire to satisfy their curiosity.

            Abraham Flexner, The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge 

 

 

 

 

 

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