"Edison was by far the most successful and, probably, the last exponent of the purely empirical method of investigation. Everything he achieved was the...

Archimedes was my ideal. I admired the works of artists, but to my mind, they were only shadows and semblances. The inventor, I thought, gives to the world creations which are palpable, which live and work.
Archimedes was my ideal. I admired the works of artists, but to my mind, they were only shadows and ...
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