William Whewell Quotes:
Ocupation: Polymath
Life: May 24, 1794 - March 6, 1866
Birthday: May 24
Death: March 6
Gold and iron at the present day, as in ancient times, are the rulers of the world; and the great events in the world of mineral art are not the discovery of new substances, but of new and rich localities of old ones.
source: William Whewell (1856). “Lectures on the Progress of Arts and Science, Resulting from the Great Exhibition in London ...”, p.22
topic: Art, Discovery, Iron, Locality, Great Events
