
Johann Joachim Becher
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Johann Joachim Becher
'... And some primitive cultures, believed that 'the great ones' modelled us from clay.'
"You're fired."
'It's a nice idea. A bit rough around the edges but I'm sure it will evolve given time.'
'Dr.Sall Thompson got so excited over the new spring design she took a quantum leap!'
'What would your mum say if she saw you drawing all over the wall like that?'
Valuable business advice from some famous disruptive technologies.
"E=MC² Energy=Milk·Coffee²"
Though he created more than 300 products from peanuts, George Washington Carver was unable to change even one of them back into a peanut.
Fear/Knowledge
'Never mind inspiration. I need background material on atomic physics.'
"Waiting for the vaccine launch."
"You say it all the time, so I climbed every tree to prove it. You were right, money doesn't grow on trees."
"Let's just say I have a pre-existing condition."
'I pledge allegiance to the atom, and to the periodic table on which it stands, many particles indivisible, with orbitals and electrons for all.'
"You're going to have to submit to peer review eventually, Bradshaw!"
'Okay, is there anybody else whose homework ate their dog?'
"Yes Dad, I passed math and now I'm passing chemistry and physics."
"I think he was a celebrity."
'We look for a new drug, we find a virus - we look for a new virus, we find a drug...'
'Mom, Dad! Look what I created in lab today!'
"If we only used bigger clubs we would defeat our enemies every time, and we would dominate them forever!"
Girl does mathematical equation. Man says 'Tut! Teenagers today and their problems ...'
"I'm starting him off with a little rope theory."
"I don’t know what your invention’s called, but it’s really irritating."
Southwark Fair.
"If oceans are absorbing more carbon dioxide, why isn't this water fizzy?"
"I'm beginning to regret taking this job at the local playgroup."
The International and May Day Terrorism
E=mc2.
C'mon, it'll be fun! I'll throw on some stars, pop in a few planets, drum up a life form or two, and this place will be hoppin'! The Big Shebang Theory.
"You have to believe what you're doing will lead to something valuable, even though it probably won't."
'Upon entering the rain forest...' 'Thousands of unknown species, and we can fool around with the genes of every one of them.'
Mr. Punch's Fancy Ball
Child drawing fish from life by putting his head in a pond.
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