How much more must this be so in my own case for I am conscious not only of the great names and achievements of those who have preceded me, but also of the living presence of many of my masters and teachers.
Cecil Frank PowellAbout author
- Author's profession: Physicist
- Nationality: british
- Born: December 5, 1903
- Died: August 9, 1969
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