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Quote by Robert B. Laughlin

“But the need for conflict to expose prejudice and unclear reasoning, which is deeply embedded in my philosophy of science, has its origin in these debates.”

Quote by Robert B. Laughlin

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Robert B. Laughlin
Robert B. Laughlin

Robert B. Laughlin is a renowned physicist known for his research in superconductivity and the quantum Hall effect. He received his Ph.D. in 1977 and has been a professor at the California Institute of Technology. Professor Laughlin is recognized for his contributions to condensed matter physics, particularly for his discovery of the quantum Hall effect, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1996. more

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