William Ramsay (2 October 1852 – 23 July 1916) was a Scottish chemist. In 1975, William Ramsay was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Progress is made by trial and failure; the failures are generally a hundred times more numerous than the successes ; yet they are usually left unchronicled.The country which is in advance of the rest of the world in chemistry will also be foremost in wealth and in general prosperity.The noblest exercise of the mind within doors, and most befitting a person of quality, is study.Nothing can be more certain than this: that we are just beginning to learn something of the wonders of the world on which we live and move and have our being.If Russia is prepared to run the risk of cutting off supplies to its neighbors if they have a disagreement, how reliable are they as a supplier? You have to ask the question.
