dedication

This book is dedicated to my dad, Dr. Barry Raff, whose first career was as a mechanical engineer before going back to school to get his M.D. and becoming an internist.

You taught me about life but also instilled in me a deep desire to explore, question, and understand. I would not be the man I am today without you, and I promise to continue a legacy of delightfully bad and dry jokes.

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