Quote by: Cyril Norman Hinshelwood

A common fallacy in much of the adverse criticism to which science is subjected today is that it claims certainty, infallibility and complete emotional objectivity. It would be more nearly true to say that it is based upon wonder, adventure and hope.


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Author Bio


  • NameCyril Norman Hinshelwood
  • DescriptionEnglish physical chemist
  • BornJune 19, 1897
  • DiedOctober 9, 1967
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionPainter; Chemist; Physicist
  • AwardsFellow Of The Royal Society; Copley Medal; Faraday Lectureship Prize; Royal Medal; Nobel Prize In Chemistry