"It has been a privilege to pursue knowledge for its own sake and to see how it might help mankind in more practical ways."
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"Like many students, I found the drudgery of real experiments and the slowness of progress a complete shock, and at my low points I contemplated other alternative careers including study of the philosophy or sociology of science.“
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