…scientific work must not be considered from the point of view of the direct usefulness of it. It must be done for itself, for the beauty of science, and then there is always the chance that a scientific discovery may become like the radium a benefit for humanity.

Marie Curie The Discovery of Radium, 1921

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Marie Curie 1867–1934 · Polish-French physicist and chemist who pioneered research on radioactivity; the first person to win two Nobel Prizes. Wikipedia

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