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Richard P. Feynman
Richard P. Feynman Physicist

"There are theoretical physicists who imagine, deduce, and guess at new laws, but do not experiment; and then there are experimental physicists who experiment, imagine, deduce, and guess."

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Edward Abbey Author, Environmentalist
Physicist

"The one great gift to humankind from our nuclear physicists has been the nuclear bomb. How can we ever thank them?"

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Douglas Adams Writer, Humorist
Physicist

"Many respectable physicists said that they weren't going to stand for this -- partly because it was a debasement of science, but mostly because they didn't get invited to those sort of parties."

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