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“It is a great shame; most of our words are misused tools / which often still smell of the mud in which previous owners / desecrated them.”

Quote by Georg C. Lichtenberg

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Georg C. Lichtenberg
Georg C. Lichtenberg

German physicist, inventor, and writer, known for his research in electricity and magnetism. He proposed Lichtenberg's law in electricity and invented various scientific instruments. more

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