Quote by: Alfred Russel Wallace

As well might it be said that, because we are ignorant of the laws by which metals are produced and trees developed, we cannot know anything of the origin of steamships and railways.


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  • NameAlfred Russel Wallace
  • DescriptionBritish naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist
  • AliasesWallace; Alfred R. Wallace
  • BornJanuary 8, 1823
  • DiedNovember 7, 1913
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionMathematician; Biologist; Explorer; Anthropologist; Author; Zoologist; Naturalist
  • AwardsFellow Of The Royal Society; Order Of Merit; Copley Medal; Royal Medal