Irving langmuir
History proves abundantly that pure science, undertaken without regard to applications to human needs, is usually ultimately of direct benefit to mankind.
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Happy indeed is the scientist who not only has the pleasures which I have enumerated, but who also wins the recognition of fellow scientists and of the mankind which ultimately benefits from his...
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And literature frequently rises to heights that make it international.
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To my mind, the most important aspect of the Nobel Awards is that they bring home to the masses of the peoples of all nations, a realization of their common interests. They carry to those who have no...
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The scientist is motivated primarily by curiosity and a desire for truth.
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Science, almost from its beginnings, has been truly international in character. National prejudices disappear completely in the scientist's search for truth.
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Ancient people saw them as messages from the Gods, as supernatural winds that blew from the realm of spirits. Modern science has linked these polar light shows, called auroras, to vast waves of...
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