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The solar wind . Photo : NASA / SOHO .
KNOWLEDGE BELONGS TO EVERYONE
In 2013 , Mavretič donated several hundred kilograms of his research materials to the National and University Library in Ljubljana , sending a profound message in support of the accessibility of knowledge . In a world in which scientific achievements and patents , in particular advanced technologies , quickly fall prey to private interests , he wanted to make his findings freely available to future generations of students and researchers . It is humanity as a whole that has every right to lay claim to knowledge , not the profit-making corporations .
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