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“Today when the public thinks of the products of science it is likely to think about environmental problems, an unproductive armament industry, careless or dishonest 'scientific' reports, Livermore cheers for 'nukes forever' and a huge amount of self-serving noise on every subject from global warming to 'the face of God'.”

Quote by Leo Kadanoff

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Leo Kadanoff was a renowned physicist known for his contributions to statistical physics and condensed matter physics. He is recognized for proposing the Kadanoff-Baym transformation in 1966, which has significant implications for the study of nonequilibrium statistical physics. Kadanoff's work has had a profound impact on understanding the behavior of complex systems. more

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