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The periods between my 11th and 18th years remain the most vivid in my memory because this was the time of my first attempts at experimentation, which might never have been made had I lived in the city. I made hazardous investigations of the principles of flight, launching myself from the tops of haystacks with a homemade glider.
Godfrey Hounsfield
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"The periods between my 11th and 18th years remain the most vivid in my memory because this was the time of my first attempts at experimentation, which might never have been made had I lived in the city. I made hazardous investigations of the principles of flight, launching myself from the tops of haystacks with a homemade glider."
— Godfrey Hounsfield

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The periods between my 11th and 18th years remain the most vivid in my memory because this was the time of my first attempts at experimentation, which might never have been made had I lived in the city. I made hazardous investigations of the principles of flight, launching myself from the tops of haystacks with a homemade glider. — Godfrey Hounsfield

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Godfrey Hounsfield was a Scientist from United Kingdom (1919–2004).

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This quote is attributed to Godfrey Hounsfield, a Scientist from United Kingdom.
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Godfrey Hounsfield lived from 1919 – 2004.