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Scientific progress on a broad front results from the free play of free intellects, working on subjects of their own choice, in the manner dictated by their curiosity for exploration of the unknown.

Vannevar Bush

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Vannevar Bush
Age: 84 †
Born: 1890
Born: March 11
Died: 1974
Died: June 28
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