Abstract:If it is to have a small dream, I do not sleep. Unknown author These words were spoken in an interview by Marco Antônio Villa, former professor of the Federal University of Ouro Preto. Coincidence or not, Rubens Alves, in his book entitled "Entre a Ciência e a Sapiência" ("Between Science and Wisdom"), Saint Augustine stated: "a people is a set of persons united by the same dream". I believe that the Emperor D. Pedro II and Prof. Henrique Gorceix had great dreams for the School of Mines of Ouro Preto when they… Show more
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