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Like stones rolling down hills, fair ideas reach their objectives despite all obstacles and barriers. It may be possible to speed or hinder them, but impossible to stop them.
Thomas Young
Born: June 13, 1773
Died: May 10, 1829 (aged 55)
Bio: Thomas Young was an English polymath and physician. Young made notable scientific contributions to the fields of vision, light, solid mechanics, energy, physiology, language, musical harmony, and Egyptology.
Known for:
- An Essay on Humanity to Animals (1798)
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