The Dedication That Lasted a Lifetime In 1927, B.F. Skinner's closest friend, Raphael Miller, fell into severe depression while studying medicine. Convinced he was dying, Doc Miller told Skinner about everything he'd wanted to do but now never would. Waiting for a train in Jersey City, Skinner tried to lift his friend's spirits: "Don't worry, I'll dedicate a book to you, and we'll both be famous." Doc smiled for the first time in days. "Would you?" Two years later, Raphael died tragically at age

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