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Murray Gell-Mann, A Short Appreciation

History and Philosophy of Physics 2020-04-20 v3 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

On September 25, 2014 Murray Gell-Mann was presented with the Helmholz Medal of the Berlin Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities in a ceremony at the Santa Fe Institute. The author, among others, was asked to speak for fifteen minutes on Murray and his accomplishments. The following is an edited transcription of the author's speaking text.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1510.08787,
  title  = {Murray Gell-Mann, A Short Appreciation},
  author = {James B. Hartle},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1510.08787},
  year   = {2020}
}

Comments

6 pages, revtex, picture added, typos fixed

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