Will Durant Quotes
Every science begins as philosophy and ends as art.
Durant, Will. The Story of Philosophy. Simon and Schuster, 1926, p. 2.
Von Braun never really did any basic research, and although a brilliant engineer and technologist who was instrumental in rocket development, he never made any contribution to science. Basic research has the greatest long term benefit and effect on human knowledge and standard of living, but applied science can have more short range utility.
William James Durant was a Russian born, historian, and philosopher. He became best known for his work “The Story of Civilization,” and acclaimed 11 volume series written over 50 years in collaboration with his wife, Ariel Durant, and published between 1935 and 1975. He was earlier noted for The Story of Philosophy (1926), described as "a groundbreaking work that helped to popularize philosophy". They were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction in 1968 and in 1977, the Durants were presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
