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(3 pt) Why does the author of "Enrico Fermi: The 'Italian Navigator'" begin the story by describing "a strange telephone call" that was made between Chicago and Cambridge, Massachusetts?

A.
to suggest to readers that there were people in America who wanted to see Fermi's experiments fail

B.
to remind readers that some great discoveries are made completely by accident

C.
to help readers understand that Fermi's work was so important that it had to be kept top secret

D.
to show readers that, although Fermi was a serious scientist, he still had a charming sense of humor

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I would guess B) to remind readers that some great discoveries are made completely by accident
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