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1 " [My study of the universe] leaves little doubt that life has occurred on other planets. I doubt if the human race is the most intelligent form of life. "
― Harold Urey
2 " I looked for it [heavy hydrogen, deuterium] because I thought it should exist. I didn't know it would have industrial applications or be the basic for the most powerful weapon ever known [the nuclear bomb] ... I thought maybe my discovery might have the practical value of, say, neon in neon signs. [He was awarded the 1931 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering deuterium.] "
