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Irving Langmuir was an American chemist and physicist who made pioneering contributions to the field of surface chemistry, earning him the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1932. His work on chemical bonding and surface phenomena laid the groundwork for modern materials science and physical chemistry. Langmuir's research has had a lasting impact on both theoretical and applied chemistry, influencing a wide range of scientific disciplines.
"The scientist is motivated primarily by curiosity and a desire for truth."
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"The scientist is motivated primarily by curiosity and a desire for truth."

Truth, Curiosity, Desire
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"And literature frequently rises to heights that make it international."
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"And literature frequently rises to heights that make it international."

Literature,
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"To my mind, the most important aspect of the Nobel Awards is that they bring home to the masses of the peoples of all nations, a realization of their common interests. They carry to those who have no direct contact with science the international spirit."
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"To my mind, the most important aspect of the Nobel Awards is that they bring home to the masses of the peoples of all nations, a realization of their common interests. They carry to those who have no direct contact with science the international spirit."

Home, Science, Awards, Mind
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"This coupling together of science with international peace, is, I think, particularly significant."
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"This coupling together of science with international peace, is, I think, particularly significant."

Science, Peace
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"Happy indeed is the scientist who not only has the pleasures which I have enumerated, but who also wins the recognition of fellow scientists and of the mankind which ultimately benefits from his endeavors."
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"Happy indeed is the scientist who not only has the pleasures which I have enumerated, but who also wins the recognition of fellow scientists and of the mankind which ultimately benefits from his endeavors."

Benefit, Benefits, Mankind, Scientists
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"Medicine also disregards national boundaries."
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"Medicine also disregards national boundaries."

Medicine,
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"History proves abundantly that pure science, undertaken without regard to applications to human needs, is usually ultimately of direct benefit to mankind."
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"History proves abundantly that pure science, undertaken without regard to applications to human needs, is usually ultimately of direct benefit to mankind."

History, Science, Mankind, Needs
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"Science, almost from its beginnings, has been truly international in character. National prejudices disappear completely in the scientist's search for truth."
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"Science, almost from its beginnings, has been truly international in character. National prejudices disappear completely in the scientist's search for truth."

Science, Truth, Character, Beginnings
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