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“Superstitions typically involve seeing order where in fact there is none, and denial amounts to rejecting evidence of regularities, sometimes even ones that are staring us in the face.”

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Murray Gell-Mann
Murray Gell-Mann

Murray Gell-Mann, born on September 15, 1929, is a renowned physicist. He made significant contributions to the field of particle physics, particularly with his proposal of the quark model, which has been crucial in understanding the structure of fundamental particles. more

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