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A body of work such as Pasteur's is inconceivable in our time: no man would be given a chance to create a whole science. Nowadays a path is scarcely opened up when the crowd begins to pour in.
Jean Rostand
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A body of work such as Pasteur's is inconceivable in our time: no man would be given a chance to create a whole science. Nowadays a path is scarcely opened up when the crowd begins to pour in. — Jean Rostand

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Jean Rostand was a Scientist from France (1894–1977).

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This quote is attributed to Jean Rostand, a Scientist from France.
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Jean Rostand lived from 1894 – 1977.
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