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Do not promote what you can't explain, simplify, and prove early.

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Louis Pasteur
Age: 72 †
Born: 1822
Born: December 27
Died: 1895
Died: September 28
Agronomist
Biochemist
Biologist
Chemist
Microbiologist
Naturalist
University Teacher
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Pasteur
Simplify
Promote
Explain
Early
Prove

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