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Once Ptolemy and Plato, yesterday Newton, today Einstein, and tomorrow new faiths, new beliefs, and new dimensions.
Albert Claude
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"Once Ptolemy and Plato, yesterday Newton, today Einstein, and tomorrow new faiths, new beliefs, and new dimensions."
— Albert Claude

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Once Ptolemy and Plato, yesterday Newton, today Einstein, and tomorrow new faiths, new beliefs, and new dimensions. — Albert Claude

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Albert Claude was a Scientist from Belgium (1898–1983).

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This quote is attributed to Albert Claude, a Scientist from Belgium.
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Albert Claude lived from 1898 – 1983.