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The element of chance in basic research is overrated. Chance is a lady who smiles only upon those few who know how to make her smile.

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Hans Selye
Age: 75 †
Born: 1907
Born: January 26
Died: 1982
Died: October 16
Doctor
Endocrinologist
Physician
Physiologist
Psychologist
University Teacher
Vienna
Austria
Hans Hugo Selye
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