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T. Brailsford Robertson
(4 Mar 1884 - 18 Jan 1930)
Australian biochemist and physiologist who, after his graduation, spent five years working in the laboratory of Jacques Loeb. Robertson was one of the earliest in Australia to investigate the use of insulin for diabetes. After his early death at age 45, a collection of his articles of general appeal was published in book form, The Spirit of Research (1931).
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Science Quotes by T. Brailsford Robertson (1 quote)
[Scientific research reveals] the majestic spectacle of the order of nature gradually unfolding itself to man’s consciousness and placing in his hands the implements of ever augmenting power to control his destinies and attain that ultimate comprehension of the universe which has in all ages constituted the supreme aspiration of man.
— T. Brailsford Robertson
As quoted in book review by Ian Clunies Ross, "The Spirit of Research', The Australian Quarterly (Dec 1931), 3, No. 12, 126.
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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