"In science, it is not speed that is the most important. It is the dedication, the commitment, the interest and the will to know something and to understand it — these are the things that come first."
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Nobel laureates in PhysicsAcademics from HungaryPhysicists from HungaryMathematicians from HungaryJews from Hungary
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