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1867–1952

Sir William Cecil Dampier FRS (born William Cecil Dampier Whetham; 27 December 1867 – 11 December 1952) was a British scientist, agriculturist, and science historian who developed a method of extracting lactose (milk sugar) from whey.

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Great discoveries are made accidentally less often than the populace likes to think.

But beyond the bright searchlights of science,
Out of sight of the windows of sense,
Old riddles still bid us defiance,
Old questions of Why and of Whence.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: William Cecil Dampier (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.