A Quote by Robert B. Laughlin

It was at Bell Labs that I first made direct contact with real semiconductor experts and thus began to fully understand what amazing materials they were and what they could do.

Robert B. Laughlin

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Robert B. Laughlin
American - Physicist
Born: November 1, 1950

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