Famous quote by Erwin Chargaff

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Science is wonderfully equipped to answer the question How? but it gets terribly confused when you ask the question Why?
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"Science is wonderfully equipped to answer the question "How?" but it gets terribly confused when you ask the question "Why?""

- Erwin Chargaff

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Austria Flag This quote is written / told by Erwin Chargaff between August 11, 1905 and June 20, 2002. He/she was a famous Scientist from Austria.

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