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There cannot be a greater mistake than that of looking superciliously upon practical applications of science. the life and soul of science is its practical application.
-Lord Kelvin
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There Cannot Be A Greater Mistake Than

Lord Kelvin
There cannot be a greater mistake than that of looking superciliously upon practical applications of science. the life and soul of science is its practical application.
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