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Randy Weber: Just as we didn't go to the moon to invent Velcro, we didn't build particle colliders so that we could invent the magnet…

On the recordJanuary 27, 2015
Just as we didn't go to the moon to invent Velcro, we didn't build particle colliders so that we could invent the magnet for our MRI machines.
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Randy Weber
Republican · Texas

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Emphasizing the unexpected benefits of scientific advancements.

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