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Quote by Georg C. Lichtenberg

“Knowledge acquired too rapidly and without being personally supplemented is never very productive.”

Quote by Georg C. Lichtenberg

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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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“I had a hard time convincing students that they were going to North Africa to understand the North Africans, not to understand themselves.”

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