Which scientist said it is a wrong thing to expect an immediate practical function for a scientific discovery

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Which scientist said it is a wrong thing to expect an immediate practical function for a scientific discovery

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but now I cant remember who was it. Does anyone know?Whoever in the pursuit of science, seeks after immediate practical utility may rest assured that he seeks in vain. --Academic Discourse (Heidelberg 1862)-Chris. But dont take that guys word for it; hes a bummer.......

I saw this quote somewhere before, which goes something like "to expect an immediate function for a scientific discovery is misguided", by a scientist in the early 1900s, but now I can't remember who was it. Does anyone know?

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Hermann von Helmholtz:
"Whoever in the pursuit of science, seeks after immediate practical utility may rest assured that he seeks in vain." --Academic Discourse (Heidelberg 1862)

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Chris. But don't take that guy's word for it; he's a bummer.

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Albert Einstein is the one who stated that idea

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