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When you write biographies, whether it's about Ben Franklin or Einstein, you discover something amazing: They are human.

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Walter Isaacson
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: May 20
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Physics should represent a reality in time and space, free from spooky action at a distance.
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Terrorism is a horrible thing that is the great threat to civilization on our planet.
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I wonder now how tough you have to be to get big things done.
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