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The First Career of Robert Karplus—Theoretical Physics

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A Love of Discovery

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Robert Karplus was a brilliant physicist. He showed his tremendous intellectual ability at an early age. He and his younger brother, Martin, were both to have extremely successful scientific careers.

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Fuller, R.G. (2002). The First Career of Robert Karplus—Theoretical Physics. In: Fuller, R.G. (eds) A Love of Discovery. Innovations in Science Education and Technology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0876-1_10

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