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Lincoln Kinnear Barnett

(12 Feb 1909 - 8 Sep 1979)

American writer.

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The aims of pure basic science, unlike those of applied science, are neither fast-flowing nor pragmatic. The quick harvest of applied science is the useable process, the medicine, the machine. The shy fruit of pure science is understanding.

— Lincoln Kinnear Barnett

Life, 9 January 1950.

See also: | Applied Science (11) | Pure Science (4) | Science (463)

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