Any scientist who can't explain to an eight-year-old what he is doing …

Kurt Vonnegut
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Any scientist who can't explain to an eight-year-old what he is doing is a charlatan. ✨ Cat's Cradle. Book by Kurt Vonnegut, Chapter 16, 1963.
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