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Frederick Seitz
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“Things that people learn purely out of curiosity can have a revolutionary effect on human affairs.”
Frederick Seitz (1911–2008) first seen 1997 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In an interview for the George C. Marshall Institute (3 September 1997)
“The trouble is that you won't get the scientists to agree on a course of action. It is almost instinctive in science to accept contrary views, because disagreeing gives you guidance to experimental tests of ideas — your own and those offered by others….”
Frederick Seitz (1911–2008) first seen 1997 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Explaining his opinion on why "the most beneficial kinds of research won't get done because the most politically attractive research will get the funding instead", in an interview for the George C. Marshall Institute, (…