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Lord Kelvin Quotes: 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.
         

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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