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Pondering quantum mechanics
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How did you become interested in physics? As the son of a pastor, I grew up in several tiny towns, one of which had only 500 people. When maths suddenly “clicked” for me at the age of about 16, and a godsend of a teacher portrayed physics as a fun exercise in discovery for smart […]
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