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The most important thing I have done is to combine something esoteric with a practical issue that affects many people.
Benoit Mandelbrot
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Benoit Mandelbrot
Age: 85 †
Born: 1924
Born: November 20
Died: 2010
Died: October 14
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Warszawa
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Asking the right questions is as important as answering them
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My fate has been that what I undertook was fully understood only after the fact.
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