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Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- “Eyes on the horizon, feet on the ground,” interview with Philipp Gebhardt, Science in School, September18,2007; Full original interview read. Advocates room for pure research and explicitly does not argue all research should be pure. His own statement, not the Faraday anecdote or Paul Nurse quotati
- “Eyes on the horizon, feet on the ground,” interview with Philipp Gebhardt, Science in School, September18,2007
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