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Imagine our descendants in the year 2200 or 2500. They might liken us to aliens who have treated the Earth as if it were a mere stopover for refueling, or even worse, characterize us as barbarians who would ransack their own home.
Paul J. Crutzen
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Paul J. Crutzen
Age: 87 †
Born: 1933
Born: December 3
Died: 2021
Died: January 28
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Netherlands
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Paul Jozef Crutzen
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