Quote by: Irving Langmuir

History proves abundantly that pure science, undertaken without regard to applications to human needs, is usually ultimately of direct benefit to mankind.


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  • NameIrving Langmuir
  • DescriptionAmerican chemist and physicist
  • BornJanuary 31, 1881
  • DiedAugust 16, 1957
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPhysicist; Chemist; Scientist; Meteorologist
  • AwardsFaraday Lectureship Prize; Nobel Prize In Chemistry; Willard Gibbs Award