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A practical demonstration of Lenz's Law via a Homopolar Motor.
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American neurosurgeon who pioneered separation of conjoined twins
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NASA biochemist and National Inventors Hall of Fame inductee who pioneered bioluminescence-based life-detection methods and held 14 U.S. patents
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