philosophers' stone
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The unsuccessful glassblower and alchemist Hennig Brandt was trying to find the philosopher’s stone, a mythical substance that could turn base metals into gold.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 27, 2019
But for the denizens of Silicon Beach, aircraft represent the ultimate hack — a philosopher’s stone that makes rest out of work.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2019
Sleep experts broadcast their advice and opinions as if some new philosopher’s stone has been found, and sleep books now grace both bestseller lists and bedside tables.
From The Guardian • Mar. 9, 2019
Stones played a key role in alchemy: the philosopher’s stone, the Chintamani.
From Slate • May 29, 2018
For the alchemists, the reality of the philosopher’s stone was beyond question; within a generation their appeal to authority, to ancient texts and secret manuscripts, seemed hopelessly misplaced.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
