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There will never be a shortage of self-anointed critics,. Self-appointed judges of all manner of things,. Of people and events,. Those who somehow believe it is their mission,. Their calling to point a thumb up or down. We are blanketed with critics whose only qualification is ego,. Whose pronouncements are so soon forgotten. After scholars and historians assemble research and knowledge,.

Most kids get excited about going to the circus or the movies. Self-described science geek Al Powell was thrilled to walk down a college hallway with radioactive signs on the door. Today, he is an author and science writer exploring both breakthroughs and the people behind the stories everyone is reading about.