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Robert John Kane
(24 Sep 1809 - 16 Feb 1890)
Irish chemist whose book, The Industrial Resources of Ireland (1844), provided a study of the scientific and potential economic value of developing the country’s natural resources.
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Science Quotes by Robert John Kane (1 quote)
To produce any given motion, to spin a certain weight of cotton, or weave any quantity of linen, there is required steam; to produce the steam, fuel; and thus the price of fuel regulates effectively the cost of mechanical power. Abundance and cheapness of fuel are hence main ingredients in industrial success. It is for this reason that in England the active manufacturing districts mark, almost with geological accuracy, the limits of the coal fields.
— Robert John Kane
In The Industrial Resources of Ireland (1844), 2.
See also:
- 24 Sep - short biography, births, deaths and events on date of Kane's birth.
- The Industrial Resources of Ireland, by Robert John Kane. - book suggestion.
In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
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