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Lord Kelvin
Irish
Scientist
About the author
Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible.
Lord Kelvin,
Irish
Scientist
#Flying
#Machines
In science there is only physics; all the rest is stamp collecting.
Lord Kelvin,
Irish
Scientist
#Science
#Rest
#Physics
Large increases in cost with questionable increases in performance can be tolerated only in race horses and women.
Lord Kelvin,
Irish
Scientist
#Race
#Women
#Performance
#Horses
Science is bound, by the everlasting vow of honour, to face fearlessly every problem which can be fairly presented to it.
Lord Kelvin,
Irish
Scientist
#Science
#Vow
The atheistic idea is so nonsensical that I cannot put it into words.
Lord Kelvin,
Irish
Scientist
#Words
#Idea
The more thoroughly I conduct scientific research, the more I believe that science excludes atheism.
Lord Kelvin,
Irish
Scientist
#Science
#Research
#Atheism
The true measure of a man is what he would do if he knew he would never be caught.
Lord Kelvin,
Irish
Scientist
#Man
#Measure