"I think it is a sad reflection on our civilisation that while we can and do measure the temperature in the atmosphere of Venus, we do not know what goes on inside our souffles."
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Jews from the United KingdomFellows of the Royal SocietyPhysicists from the United KingdomUniversity of Oxford facultyPhysicists from Hungary
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Nicholas Kurti
Nicholas Kurti (14 May 1908 – 24 November 1998) was a Hungarian-born physicist who lived in Oxford, UK, for most of his life.
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