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There is a race between mankind and the universe. Mankind is trying to build bigger, better, faster, and more foolproof machines. The universe is trying to build bigger, better, and faster fools. So far the universe is winning.

Albert Einstein

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Albert Einstein
Age: 76 †
Born: 1879
Born: March 14
Died: 1955
Died: April 18
Inventor
Mathematician
Non-Fiction Writer
Patent Examiner
Pedagogue
Philosopher
Philosopher Of Science
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Ulm alb-Donau
Einstein
A. Einstein
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