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Some of the greatest, most revolutionary advances in science have been given their initial expression in attractively modest terms, with no fanfare.
Daniel Dennett
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Daniel Dennett
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: March 28
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Boston
Massachusetts
Daniel Clement Dennett III
Daniel Clement Dennett
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