I feel very strongly indeed that a Cambridge education for our scientists should include some contact with the humanistic side. The gift of expression is important to them as scientists; the best research is wasted when it is extremely difficult to discover what it is all about. . It is even more important when scientists are called upon to play their part in the world of affairs, as is happening to an increasing extent. William Lawrence Bragg
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The quote above comes from an essay written by Lord Beveridge, the Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1931. The essay was written to argue against leaving aside the humanities in order to concentrate on pure science. He said, “The gift of expression is important to them as scientists; the best research is wasted when it is extremely difficult to discover what it is all about ... It is even more important when scientists are called upon to play their part in the world of affairs, as is happening to an increasing extent.”

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