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“A feeling that was possibly generated by experiences in my previous work on cosmic rays; more likely it was inborn and was the reason why, as a young man, I went into the field of cosmic rays.”

Quote by Bruno Rossi

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Bruno Rossi was an Italian-American physicist renowned for his research on cosmic rays and cosmic ray sources. His work was crucial for understanding high-energy phenomena in the universe. more

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