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“Nothing puts a greater obstacle in the way of the progress of knowledge than thinking that one knows what one does not yet know.”

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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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