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“A hundred years ago, Auguste Compte, ... a great philosopher, said that humans will never be able to visit the stars, that we will never know what stars are made out of, that that's the one thing that science will never ever understand, because they're so far away. And then, just a few years later, scientists took starlight, ran it through a prism, looked at the rainbow coming from the starlight, and said: "Hydrogen!" Just a few years after this very rational, very reasonable, very scientific prediction was made, that we'll never know what stars are made of.”

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Michio Kaku

Michio Kaku is a renowned theoretical physicist known for his work in string theory and cosmology. Born on January 24, 1947, he is a professor of physics at the City University of New York. Professor Kaku has made significant contributions to the popularization of science, making complex physics concepts accessible to the general public through his books and television appearances. more

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