there are really very many. Again, as a child, it was obviously those scientists which had lived in the past that had made such an important mark in science history.
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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 March 2008 source ↗
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