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“The electron is a theory we use; it is so useful in understanding the way nature works that we can almost call it real.”

— Richard Feynman, "A Map of the Cat?", in Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!, 1985

About Richard Feynman

1918 – 1988

American theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate (1965).

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