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Sometimes the public says, 'what's in it for numero uno? am i going to get better television reception? am i going to get better internet reception?' well, in some sense, yeah. ... all the wonders of quantum physics were learned basically from looking at atom-smasher technology. ... but let me let you in on a secret: we physicists are not driven to do this because of better color television. ... that's a spin-off. we do this because we want to understand our role and our place in the universe.
-Michio Kaku
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Sometimes The Public Says, 'what's In It

Michio Kaku
Sometimes the public says, 'what's in it for numero uno? am i going to get better television reception? am i going to get better internet reception?' well, in some sense, yeah. ... all the wonders of quantum physics were learned basically from looking at atom-smasher technology. ... but let me let you in on a secret: we physicists are not driven to do this because of better color television. ... that's a spin-off. we do this because we want to understand our role and our place in the universe.
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