"Too much equipment can be, however, something that hampers scientific development. I had the feeling that if there is no equipment present, everybody is forced to simplify his ideas in such a way that the experiments become simple. If there is too much equipment available, he can attack any experiment immediately since all the difficulties will be overcome by putting more money in the equipment. In the long run, some of the equipment becomes so complicated that it is difficult to see how all the parts interact."
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Medical scientistsPeople from BudapestAcademics from HungaryPhysicists from HungaryNobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine
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in My experiences in different laboratories, autobiographical speech by von Békésy published in Fizikai Szemle 1999/5. 166.o.[http://www.kfki.hu/fszemle/archivum/fsz9905/bekesy.html ]
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