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Useless people are not improved by giving them the impression that they are useful.
John Barnes
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John Barnes
Age: 82 †
Born: 1908
Born: May 23
Died: 1991
Died: January 30
Electrical Engineer
Engineer
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Physicist
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Madison
Wisconsin
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