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# Nicholas Kurti

(1908–1998)   Physicist

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Nicholas Kurti was a physicist.

## Quick Facts About Nicholas Kurti

Born May 14, 1908

Died November 24, 1998

Profession Physicist

## About Nicholas Kurti

Hungarian physicist (1908–1998)... \| Nicholas Kurti, was a Hungarian-born British physicist who lived in Oxford, UK, for most of his life.

##  Quotes by Nicholas Kurti

> [I think it is a sad reflection on our civilization that while we can and do measure the temperature in the atmosphere…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-kurti/i-think-it-is-a-sad-reflection-on-our-civilization-that-while-we-can/)

[Nicholas Kurti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-kurti/)

[Atmosphere](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/atmosphere/)

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> [I built the solenoid and with great expectations late one evening I pressed the switch which sent a current of 40 amperes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-kurti/i-built-the-solenoid-and-with-great-expectations-late-one-evening-i/)

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[Biographies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/biographies/)

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> [I think I have been much of my life an irritant. But some people say that something good came out of my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-kurti/i-think-i-have-been-much-of-my-life-an-irritant-but-some-people-say/)

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[Grain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/grain/)

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