Inscription on the plasma spectrometer . Photo : KSEVT .
FOR EVER
As a project engineer , Mavretič ’ s name appears on a golden plate attached to the PLS instrument , which is still travelling deep in interstellar space . Even when Earth is gone , it will continue to travel through space aboard the Voyager time capsule , carrying the name of the Slovenian scientist some call the new Noordung .
LIGHT
Soon after the Second World War , when Mavretič was 12 , his native village became one of the first settlements in the region to be electrified . He recalls how the magnificent light of the electric bulb inspired his choice of career .
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