"Bell's theorem, for which he is most famous, was more a triumph of character than of intellect. The difficult thing about it was the realization of what was understood and what was not understood in the discussion of hidden variables. Bell's honesty about his own understanding provided the impetus for his formulation and proof of the theorem."
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Abner Shimony, "A Tribute to John S. Bell," PSA: Proceedings of the Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association (1990)
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