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Henry Bessemer Quotes

At this period the enthusiasm of the amateur was fast giving way to a more steady commercial instinct, and I let no opportunity slip of improving my position, but I felt that I was still labouring under the disadvantage of not having acquired some technical profession.
Henry Bessemer

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Scientist Quotes
Category:
English Scientist Quotes
Date of Birth:
January 19, 1813
Date of Death:
March 15, 1898
Nationality:
English
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