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“A tear-drop of green.”

Quote by Ronald McNair

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American physicist born on October 21, 1950, and died on January 28, 1986. Ronald McNair made significant contributions to the field of physics, particularly in quantum mechanics and condensed matter physics. He served as an astronaut for NASA and tragically lost his life in the Challenger Space Shuttle disaster in 1986. more

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