Jacob Bronowski (1908–1974) Polish-born British mathematician
"The Scientific Revolution and the Machine"
The Common Sense of Science (1951)
“These are the moments when the powerful mind or the forceful character feels the ferment of the times, when his thoughts quicken, and when he can inject into the uncertainties of others the creative ideas which will strengthen them with purpose. At such a moment the man who can direct others, in thought or in action, can remake the world.”
The Common Sense of Science (1951), on the influence of Isaac Newton.
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