William Ramsay Quote

There is a difference between discovery and invention. A discovery brings to light what existed before, but what was not known; an invention is the contrivance of something that did not exist before.


Essays Biographical and Chemical - Chemical Essays, How Discoveries Are Made (p. 115)


There is a difference between discovery and invention. A discovery brings to light what existed before, but what was not known; an invention is the...

There is a difference between discovery and invention. A discovery brings to light what existed before, but what was not known; an invention is the...

There is a difference between discovery and invention. A discovery brings to light what existed before, but what was not known; an invention is the...

There is a difference between discovery and invention. A discovery brings to light what existed before, but what was not known; an invention is the...