Karl Taylor Compton Quote

Applied science is not an end in itself, but it is the most powerful means ever discovered for supplying the opportunity to secure the finest things of life.


A Scientist Speaks: Excerpts from Addresses by Karl Taylor Compton, During the Years 1930-1949 (p. 9), Undergraduate Association, MIT.


Applied science is not an end in itself, but it is the most powerful means ever discovered for supplying the opportunity to secure the finest things...

Applied science is not an end in itself, but it is the most powerful means ever discovered for supplying the opportunity to secure the finest things...

Applied science is not an end in itself, but it is the most powerful means ever discovered for supplying the opportunity to secure the finest things...

Applied science is not an end in itself, but it is the most powerful means ever discovered for supplying the opportunity to secure the finest things...