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I think we're doing pretty well. It's clear the media, of course, always gives you the bad news.
Freeman Dyson
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Freeman Dyson
Age: 96 †
Born: 1923
Born: December 15
Died: 2020
Died: February 28
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Nuclear Physicist
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Crowthorne
Berkshire
Freeman John Dyson
Freeman J. Dyson
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