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Webb, Stark and Schrödinger: how physics memorializes controversial figures

21 Jan 2022 Matin Durrani
Taken from the January 2022 issue of Physics World, where it appeared under the headline "What's in a name?".

Naming phenomena after discoverers is traditional, but not necessarily permanent

(Courtesy: iStock/Lucian3D) I imagine astronomers are feeling pretty pleased with themselves. Thatâ€

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