"There cannot be mental atrophy in any person who continues to observe, to remember what he observes, and to seek answers for his unceasing hows and whys about things."
— Alexander Graham Bell
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There cannot be mental atrophy in any person who continues to observe, to remember what he observes, and to seek answers for his unceasing hows and whys about things.
About this quote
Alexander Graham Bell gave this interview in 1922, the year of his death, offering reflections on intellectual life and the habits of lifelong learners. Bell himself embodied perpetual curiosity: he continued experimental work into his eighties, maintaining detailed journals and notebooks throughout his life. The "hows and whys" he describes here echo the questioning spirit that drove him from his early work on the telephone to later experiments in aeronautics.
Source
Interview, 1922