Purpose of science

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From religion comes a man's purpose; from science his power to achieve it.

William Henry Bragg

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Science and religion Purpose of religion Religion Purpose of science Science

Author

William Henry Bragg

Source

The World of Sound

Medium

Lecture

Language

English

Time

1920 1920s 20th century

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Bragg, William Henry. "Sound in War." c. Christmas 1919, The Royal Institution, Westminster, London, England, UK. Lecture.

The grand aim of all science [is] to cover the greatest number of empirical facts by logical deduction from the smallest possible number of hypotheses or axioms.

Albert Einstein

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Purpose of science Science

Speaker

Albert Einstein

Source

The Universe and Dr. Eistein

Genre

Scientific literature

Language

English

Time

1948 1940s 20th century

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Einstein, Albert. Quoted in The Universe and Dr. Eistein. Written by Lincoln Barnett. Sloane, 1950. Originally printed in Harpers, 1948.