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>> Pitty all the great scientists and mathematicians lived centuries ago,
>> eh?
>
> Yeah, because we had quantum physics down pat centuries ago.
Sure, science is still happening today. But name just *one* scientist
who's alive today who has done anything so world-alteringly significant
that almost every man, women and child in the Western world knows their
name.
Yeah, exactly.
> You should read some of the Feynman biographies.
My sister bought me a book entitled "Surely you're joking, Mr Feynman!"
I never did finish reading it, but it falls into the category of Quite
Interesting. (Now if I could just figure out where the hell it's gone...)
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