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By asking a novel question that you don't know the answer to, you discover whether you can formulate a way of finding the answer, and you stretch your own mind, and very often you learn something new.
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— Walter Gilbert

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By asking a novel question that you don't know the answer to, you discover whether you can formulate a way of finding the answer, and you stretch your own mind, and very often you learn something new. — Walter Gilbert

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Walter Gilbert was a Scientist from United States (1932–present).

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Walter Gilbert lived from 1932 – present.