Alexander von Humboldt Quote
An equal appreciation of all branches of the mathematical, physical, and natural sciences is a special requirement of the present age, in which the material wealth and the growing prosperity of nations are principally based upon a more enlightened employment of the products and forces of Nature.
Translated by E.C. Otte, Cosmos: A Sketch of a Physical Description of the Universe (Volume 1), Introduction (p. 53)
