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True, the initial ideas are in general those of an individual, but the establishment of the reality and truth is in general the work of more than one person.

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And yet the Nobel Prizes, in singling out individuals, have done a great deal of good in pointing up to the world as a whole and setting forth clearly goals for achievement.

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Most achievements in science are to a certain degree group efforts.

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The future of the world, dependent as it is upon atomic energy, requires more understanding and knowledge about the atom.

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The history of science has something to offer to the humblest intelligence. It is a means of imparting a knowledge of scientific facts and principles to unschooled minds.

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The untrained mind, reliant on so-called facts and distrustful of mere theory, inclines to think of truth as fixed rather than progressive, static rather than dynamic. It longs for certainty and repose, and has little patience for any authority that does not claim absolute infallibility.

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Science makes no pretension to eternal truth or absolute truth; some of its rivals do. That science is in some respects inhuman may be the secret of its success in alleviating human misery and mitigating human stupidity.
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Willard Libby

Willard Libby
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Born: December 17, 1908
Died: September 8, 1980 (aged 71)
Bio: Willard Frank Libby was an American physical chemist noted for his role in the 1949 development of radiocarbon dating, a process which revolutionized archaeology and palaeontology.

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