“My friend had a brilliant idea. This impressed me. It reflected an immense deal of credit on his brain. But when he expressed it,it lost all value, and enjoyed but a commonplace status. My friend blamed this devaluation on the language. "I hate English," he said. So he studied another language. He mastered it so perfectly that there was no room left in his brain for a brilliant idea. Now he has a grudge against words. He refuses to use them. He prefers to shrug or grunt. A new crop of ideas is growing. They show promise of future refinement.”
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Marvin L. Cohen
Marvin L. Cohen is a renowned physicist known for his contributions to the field of solid-state physics. His work in crystal field theory and electronic structure calculations has had a profound impact on materials science and condensed matter physics. more
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