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Willis R. Whitney
(22 Aug 1868 - 9 Jan 1958)

American chemist who founded the General Electric Company's research laboratory and directed pioneering work there. He is known as the 'father of basic research in industry' because it became a model for industrial scientific laboratories elsewherein the U.S..


Science Quotes by Willis R. Whitney (1)

Some people have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to, when all they need is one reason why they can.
— Willis R. Whitney
See also:  |  Reason (67)


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