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9.7 Brilliant

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Richard Feynman

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9.4 Excellent

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9.0 Excellent

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Max Born

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Peter Higgs

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8.3 Great

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Eugene Wigner

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8.3 Great

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7.7 Good

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7.6 Good

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7.6 Good

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7.5 Good

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7.5 Good

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Makoto Kobayashi

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7.3 Good

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7.2 Good