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It is only myth that attempts to say how the universe came to be, either four thousand or twenty billion years ago.
Hannes Alfven
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Hannes Alfven
Age: 86 †
Born: 1908
Born: May 30
Died: 1995
Died: April 2
Astronomer
Astrophysicist
Electrical Engineer
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Science Fiction Writer
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London/South
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