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A conceptual diagram shows a 3D grid box representing the atmosphere and Earth's surface, illustrating climate modeling components such as solar radiation, emitted and reflected radiation, momentum from winds and currents, heat transfer, water vapor, and features like mountains, land, ocean, and weather systems, all linked to a globe below.

Diagram of the Bohr atomic model showing an electron moving in circular orbits with quantized energy levels around a central nucleus, alongside an energy level diagram illustrating electron transitions.

Computer-generated model of anthrax toxin showing seven differently colored protein units, with a small gold molecule representing a drug bound to the protein structure.

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Stephen Wolfram

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