"A technique succeeds in mathematical physics, not by a clever trick, or a happy accident, but because it expresses some aspect of a physical truth."
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Mathematics in Action (1954) page 3
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Graham Sutton
Sir (Oliver) Graham Sutton (4 February 1903 – 26 May 1977) was a British mathematician and meteorologist. He wrote under the name "O.G. Sutton".
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