Arthur Holly Compton

1892–1962 · American physicist

Topics: learning, science

• It is primarily through the growth of science and technology that man has acquired those attributes which distinguish him from the animals, which have indeed made it possible for him to become human.

  — Arthur Holly Compton

• The benefits of science are not only material ones. The truths that science teaches are of common interest the world over. The language of science is universal, and is a powerful force in bringing the peoples of the world closer together.

  — Arthur Holly Compton