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The image of the disinterested, dispassionate scientist is no less false than that of the mad scientist who is willing to destroy the world for knowledge.
Lewis Wolpert
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Lewis Wolpert
Age: 91 †
Born: 1929
Born: October 19
Died: 2021
Died: January 28
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Biologist
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University Teacher
Johannesburg
Gauteng
South Africa
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