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The final outcome cannot be known, either to the originator of a new theory, or to his colleagues and critics, who are bent on falsifying it. Thus, the scientific innovator may feel all the more lonely and uncertain.
Peter D. Mitchell
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Peter D. Mitchell
Age: 71 †
Born: 1920
Born: September 29
Died: 1992
Died: April 10
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