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“The trouble is that all the investigators proceeded in exactly the same spirit, the spirit that is of scientific curiosity, and with no possibility of telling whether the issue of their work would prove them to be fiends, or dreamers, or angels.”

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Robert Strutt, 4th Baron Rayleigh
Robert Strutt, 4th Baron Rayleigh

Robert Strutt, 4th Baron Rayleigh, was a renowned physicist known for his work in molecular spectroscopy and the discovery of light scattering phenomena. His contributions to the field of physics, particularly in quantum theory and molecular structure, had a profound impact on the development of science. more

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