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John D. Rockefeller
(8 Jul 1839 - 23 May 1937)
American businessman and philanthropist was the wealthiest American person of his era, earned from his early control of nearly 90% of all oil in the U.S. After retirement, he created foundations for education, medicine and scientific research.
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Science Quotes by John D. Rockefeller (1 quote)
If we assist the highest forms of education–in whatever field–we secure the widest influence in enlarging the boundaries of human knowledge.
— John D. Rockefeller
In 'Some Random Reminiscences of Men and Events', collected in The World’s Work (1909), Vol. 17, 11104.
Quotes by others about John D. Rockefeller (1)
Two years ago 1 tried to appeal to Rockefeller’s conscience about the absurd method of allocating grants, unfortunately without success. Bohr has now gone to see him, in an attempt to persuade him to take some action on behalf of the exiled German scientists.
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.
(1987) -- 
