“It does not help that some politicians and journalists assume the public is interested only in those aspects of science that promise immediate practical applications to technology or medicine.”
Quote by Steven Weinberg
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Steven Weinberg
Steven Weinberg is a renowned theoretical physicist known for his contributions to particle physics and cosmology. In 1967, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics, along with Abdus Salam and Sheldon Glashow, for their work on the unification of the weak interaction. more
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