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A theory is a supposition which we hope to be true, a hypothesis is a supposition which we expect to be useful; fictions belong to the realm of art; if made to intrude elsewhere, they become either makebelieves or mistakes.

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When interpreting nature's work, we are obliged frequently to speak of high numbers and small fractions.

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George Johnstone Stoney

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Born: February 15, 1826
Died: July 5, 1911 (aged 85)
Bio: George Johnstone Stoney FRS was an Anglo-Irish physicist. He is most famous for introducing the term electron as the "fundamental unit quantity of electricity".

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