Simon Newcomb Quote

The true man of science has no such expression in his vocabulary as useful knowledge. His domain is as wide as nature itself, and he best fulfills his mission when he leaves to others the task of applying the knowledge he gives to the world.


Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, (1904), Evolution of the Scientific Investigator (p. 233)


The true man of science has no such expression in his vocabulary as useful knowledge. His domain is as wide as nature itself, and he best fulfills...

The true man of science has no such expression in his vocabulary as useful knowledge. His domain is as wide as nature itself, and he best fulfills...

The true man of science has no such expression in his vocabulary as useful knowledge. His domain is as wide as nature itself, and he best fulfills...

The true man of science has no such expression in his vocabulary as useful knowledge. His domain is as wide as nature itself, and he best fulfills...