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“Looking at scientific inquiry, next paradigm will be based on very large datasets. Scientists are in the lead in handling very large datasets - Hubble telescope or Large Hadron Collider are massive datasets.”

Quote by David Willetts

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David Willetts is a British politician who served as the Minister of State for Universities and Science in the Coalition Government. Born on March 9, 1956, he has been influential in shaping higher education and science policy in the UK. more

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