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“The most dreadful thing of all is that many millions of people in the poor countries are going to starve to death before our eyes. We shall see them doing so upon our television sets.”

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C.P. Snow
C.P. Snow

C.P. Snow was a British physicist, mathematician, and writer, renowned for his contributions to quantum mechanics and his science fiction novels. His career encompassed chemistry, physics, and literature, and he is celebrated for his ability to connect the scientific and literary worlds. more

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