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Alexandra Elbakyan

February 25, 2016 in Modern Worthies

Alexandra Elbakyan

The Robin Hood of Science

Most scholarly articles are accessible only behind paywalls that sometimes not even their own authors have access to. Elbaykan created a website that bypasses these paywalls, providing free access to millions of articles.

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