"It is true that many scientists are not philosophically minded and have hitherto shown much skill and ingenuity but little wisdom."

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Unless there exist peculiar institutions for the support of such inquirers, or unless the Government directly interfere, the contriver of a thaumatrope may derive profit from his ingenuity, whilst he who unravels the laws of light and vision, on which multitudes of phenomena depend, shall descend unrewarded to the tomb.

— Charles Babbage