Amateur Quote by Michio Kaku

“If I wasn't a professional scientist, I'd be an amateur scientist. But plan B was to go into computers.” quote by Michio Kaku — Download Open image

“If I wasn't a professional scientist, I'd be an amateur scientist. But plan B was to go into computers.”

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