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Winthrop Praed
(26 Jul 1802 - 15 Jul 1839)
English politician who died young, at age 37, from tuberculosis, but is remembered for a collection of light, witty verses, some with biting satire. He was elected to Parliament in 1830, and was secretary to the Board of Control (1834-35).
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Science Quotes by Winthrop Praed (1 quote)
Of science and logic he chatters,
As fine and as fast as he can;
Though I am no judge of such matters,
I’m sure he’s a talented man.
As fine and as fast as he can;
Though I am no judge of such matters,
I’m sure he’s a talented man.
— Winthrop Praed
'The Talented Man.' In Winthrop Mackworth Praed, Ferris Greenslet, The Poems of Winthrop Mackworth Praed (1909), 122.
by - 1909
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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