I saw that people trying to synthesize gold and silver were working in ignorance and by false methods; I then perceived that they belonged to two classes the dupers and the duped. I pitied both of them. ~ Geber c. 712 – c. 815 AD
I accept no principles of physics which are not also accepted in mathematics. ~ René Descartes 1596 to 1650
William Kennedy Laurie Dickson (1860–1935) UK – motion picture camera.
Rudolf Kompfner (1909–1977) USA – Traveling-wave tube.
Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès (1817–1880) France – margarine.
Giovanni Battista Amici (1786–1863) Italy – Dipleidoscope Amici prism.
Svyatoslav Fyodorov (1927–2000) Russia – radial keratotomy.
Marc Seguin (1786–1875) France – wire-cable suspension bridge.
Thomas E. Kurtz (born 1928) together with John G. Kemeny (1926–1992) USA/Hungary – BASIC (programming language).
Ibn Samh (c. 1020) Middle East – mechanical geared astrolabe.
Eugen Baumann (1846–1896) Germany – PVC.
George Eastman (1854–1932) USA – roll film.
Francis Rogallo (1912–2009) USA – Rogallo wing.
Karl Benz (1844–1929) Germany – the petrol-powered automobile the carburetor[2][3].
Gilles de Roberval (1602–1675) France – Roberval balance.
Ignacy Łukasiewicz (1822–1882) Poland – modern kerosene lamp.
Joseph Constantine Carpue (1764–1846) France – rhinoplastic surgery.
Robert Metcalfe (born 1946) USA – Ethernet.
Richard Cannon (born 1954) USA – Electrical panel lockout.
Stephen Perry UK (fl. 19th century) – rubber band.
Ernest Beaux (1881–1961) Russia/France – Chanel No. 5.
Colin Murdoch (1929–2008) New Zealand – a.o. Tranquillizer gun disposable hypodermic syringe.
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Division is esteemed one of the busiest operations of Arithmetic and such as requireth a mind not wandering or settled upon other matters. ~ Thomas Hylles The arte of vulgar arithmeticke 1600 - Mathematician
Valid criticism does you a favor. - Carl Sagan 1934 to 1996 Astronomer
A detective with his murder mystery a chemist seeking the structure of a new compound use little of the formal and logical modes of reasoning. Through a series of intuitions surmises fancies they stumble upon the right explanation and have a knack of seizing it when it once comes within reach. ~ Gilbert Lewis 1875 – 1946
Understanding the history of matter and searching for its most interesting forms such as galaxies stars planets and life seems a suitable use for our intelligence. - Robert Kirshner 1949 to present Astronomer
Experimental science hardly ever affords us more than approximations to the truth; and whenever many agents are concerned we are in great danger of being mistaken. ~ Humphry Davy - 1778 to 1829
Simple laws can very well describe complex structures. The miracle is not the complexity of our world but the simplicity of the equations describing that complexity. ~ Sander Bais b. 1945 - Theoretical Physicist
We think there is color we think there is sweet we think there is bitter but in reality there are atoms and a void. ~ Democritus c. 460 – c. 370 BC
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- Designed for Runners: Ultra-slim, lightweight, and waterproof watch designed for runners. An extra-large display and one-button control make it the perfect runner's watch.
- Heart Rate Monitor Pairing: Pair the watch with an external heart rate monitor strap to track fitness and monitor your workout intensity.
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