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Im a geophysicist and all my earth science books when I was a student, I had to give the wrong answer to get an A. We us

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"I'm a geophysicist and all my earth science books when I was a student, I had to give the wrong answer to get an A. We used to ridicule continental drift. It was something we laughed at. We learned of Marshall Kay's geosynclinal cycle, which is a bunch of crap"

- Robert Ballard

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This quote is written / told by Robert Ballard somewhere between June 30, 1942 and today. He/she was a famous Scientist from USA. The author also have 6 other quotes.

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