“Submission to the experimental data is the golden rule that dominates any scientific discipline.”

La soumission aux données de l'expérience est la règle d'or qui domine toute discipline scientifique.
in his speech when he was awarded the Academician sword, address to the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques (October 19, 1993).

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La soumission aux données de l'expérience est la règle d'or qui domine toute discipline scientifique.

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