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Gordon Gould
That attitude does not exist so much today, but in those days there was a very sharp distinction between basic physics and applied physics. Columbia did not deal with applied physics.
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In the past, people clearly separated fundamental physics from practical uses of physics. Columbia University focused only on the theoretical side and did not engage in the practical applications of physics.
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