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Sir William Crookes   Listen
Sir William Crookes

noun
1.
English chemist and physicist; discovered thallium; invented the radiometer and studied cathode rays (1832-1919).  Synonyms: Crookes, William Crookes.






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"Sir William Crookes" Quotes from Famous Books



... before very long it will be impossible to deny it. The mass of evidence for the persistence of individual self-consciousness after death is increasing rapidly and is being subjected to the strictest scientific investigation. Men like Sir William Crookes and Sir Oliver Lodge, men whose words are entitled to respect from the point of view of modern science, have publicly admitted the importance of such evidence; before long the scientific world in general will have to take it into consideration. But to me such evidence does not greatly matter, ...
— The New Theology • R. J. Campbell



Words linked to "Sir William Crookes" :   physicist, chemist



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