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by ashildr 398 days ago
IIRC even LASER was seen as a novely demonstration of quite an obscure effect…
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moomin 398 days ago
Gladstone once asked Faraday about the usefulness of electricity, just saying.

Faraday's response: "Why sir, there is every possibility that you will soon be able to tax it!"

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