Scientific apparatus offers a window to knowledge, but as they grow more elaborate, scientists spend ever more time washing the windows. (Isaac Asimov)

Scientific apparatus offers a window to knowledge, but as they grow more elaborate, scientists spend ever more time washing the windows.

Isaac Asimov

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