You can convert the teachers, and you can convert the kids, but if they go home saying they want to be a physicist, and the parents question why they would want to do that, then it makes it very difficult.
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You can convert the teachers, and you can convert the kids, but if they go home saying they want to be a physicist, and the parents question why they would want to do that, then it makes it very difficult. — Jocelyn Bell Burnell
About Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Jocelyn Bell Burnell was a Scientist from United Kingdom (1943–present).
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Who said "You can convert the teachers, and you can convert the kids, but if they go home…"?
This quote is attributed to Jocelyn Bell Burnell, a Scientist from United Kingdom.
When did Jocelyn Bell Burnell live?
Jocelyn Bell Burnell lived from 1943 – present.
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