Science affects the average man and woman in two ways already. He or she benefits by its application driving a motor-car or omnibus instead of a hors… - J.B.S. Haldane

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Science affects the average man and woman in two ways already. He or she benefits by its application driving a motor-car or omnibus instead of a horse-drawn vehicle, and being treated for disease by a doctor or surgeon rather than a witch.

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About J.B.S. Haldane

John Burdon Sanderson Haldane (5 November 1892 – 1 December 1964) was a British geneticist and evolutionary biologist.

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Native Name: John Burdon Sanderson Haldane
Alternative Names: J. B. S. Haldane
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