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All science is concerned with the relationship of cause and effect. Each scientific discovery increases man's ability to predict the consequences of his actions and thus his ability to control future events.

Laurence J. Peter

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Laurence J. Peter
Age: 70 †
Born: 1919
Born: September 16
Died: 1990
Died: January 12
Psychologist
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Vancouver
British Columbia
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