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project; reviews of 12 science, engineering and technology institutions; the restructuring of museums and cultural institutions; the distribution of budgets to science councils; an investigation into South Africa's science journals; and science and technology agreements with more than 22 countries.
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287:, Adam studied further and later obtained his doctoral degree in theoretical nuclear physics. Adam was released on 9 February 1990, together with many other political prisoners as part of the steps towards a democratic South Africa.
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