You will die but the carbon will not; its career does not end with you. It will return to the soil, and there a plant may take it up again in time, sending it once more on a cycle of plant and animal life.
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"You will die but the carbon will not; its career does not end with you. It will return to the soil, and there a plant may take it up again in time, sending it once more on a cycle of plant and animal life." — Jacob Bronowski #workcareer
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You will die but the carbon will not; its career does not end with you. It will return to the soil, and there a plant may take it up again in time, sending it once more on a cycle of plant and animal life. — Jacob Bronowski
About Jacob Bronowski
Jacob Bronowski was a Scientist from United Kingdom (1908–1974).
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This quote is attributed to Jacob Bronowski, a Scientist from United Kingdom.
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Jacob Bronowski lived from 1908 – 1974.
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