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    Staying Curious An Interview with Dr. Daniel Abraham

    Nov 01, 2021 4 minutes
    by Emily Cambias

    Dr. Daniel Abraham was a curious kid. He liked science, but he also enjoyed reading, geography, mathematics, sports, and adventure. He played with magnets, magnifying glasses, and everyday objects. He learned the cause and effect of things and enjoyed trying to figure out how things worked.

    Today, Abraham still is curious. He continues to observe, experiment, learn, and teach. He still likes science, but he also likes to travel, meet people from around the world, and exchange stories. He is a scientist at Argonne National Laboratory, a government research laboratory outside of Chicago, Illinois. He has been working at Argonne since completing

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