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Eureka! : scientific breakthroughs that changed the world

The common language of genius: Eureka! While the roads that lead to breakthrough scientific discovery can be as varied and complex as the human mind, the moment of insight for all scientists is remarkably similar. The word 'eureka!', attributed to the ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes, has come to express that universal moment of joy, wonder - and even shock - at discovering something entirely new

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