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  1. You missed E.E. ‘Doc’ Smith. He was involved in Commercial research into the optimal Donut Recipe. His Wikipedia Entry ‘Edward Elmer Smith (May 2, 1890 – August 31, 1965), publishing as E. E. Smith, Ph.D. and later as E. E. “Doc” Smith, was an American food engineer (specializing in doughnut and pastry mixes) and science-fiction author, best known for the Lensman and Skylark series. He is sometimes called the father of space opera.’

  2. Just wanted to point out that Mr White not only had been a great scientist, but also a very successful businessman, a devoted teacher, a man of great vision and empathy. An innovator, a leader and family man, he’s been a source of inspiration for many of us who dared to follow his footsteps.

  3. Always loved Beaker, lol 🤣 🤣 🤣 In good company with some of the true greats of science.

    These days, science is for sale. Sadly, serving humanity nobly isn’t the priority nor is it practical in a great many instances. Today’s set up has skewed the true purpose of science and replaced it with monetary drivers.

    You only need to look at grant money trails to see the kinds of research that get the most funding… Serving humanity doesn’t always get endorsed by corporates(!) Research that supports global unit sales is heavily incentivised, while many worthier research programmes struggle to get off the ground.

    These days, I’d take Beaker (and even Bozo the Clown!!) over most scientists, although I acknowledge that this is largely a systemic problem, and a problem of the times we live in. It’s barely viable for scientists to operate in any other way.

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