as quoted by Gordon Shrum. In an article by Robert Craig Brown, The life of Sir John Cunningham McLennan, Physics in Canada, March / April 2000.
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We don't want support for scientific research just to keep scientists busy: we want scientists to be looked upon by the public as people who can do things for them that they can't do themselves.
— John Cunningham McLennan
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About John Cunningham McLennan
Sir John Cunningham McLennan, KBE FRS, FRSC (October 14, 1867 – October 9, 1935) was a Canadian physicist, who pioneered in the liquefaction of helium.
About John Cunningham McLennan
Sir John Cunningham McLennan, KBE FRS, FRSC (October 14, 1867 – October 9, 1935) was a Canadian physicist, who pioneered in the liquefaction of helium.
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