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“
Look out at the stars,
Tell me what you see
I see atomic assemblies
The same as you and me.
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In the early days of atomic physics [before quantum field theory revealed the true meaning of the fine structure constant to be the strength of the coupling between the electron and photon], it was thought to have a value so close to being precisely 1/137 that numerologists started to establish cultish associations with the number 137.
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― Deep Down Things: The Breathtaking Beauty of Particle Physics
― Deep Down Things: The Breathtaking Beauty of Particle Physics
