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The Internet, like the steam engine, is a technological breakthrough that changed the world.

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Peter Singer
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: July 6
Philosopher
Politician
Professor
Writer
Melbourne
Australia
Peter Albert David Singer
Peter A. D. Singer
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Internet
Changed
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World
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Steam

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