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It is primarily through the growth of science and technology that man has acquired those attributes which distinguish him from the animals, which have indeed made it possible for him to become human.
Arthur Compton
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Arthur Compton
Age: 69 †
Born: 1892
Born: September 10
Died: 1962
Died: March 15
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Ohio
Arthur Holly Compton
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