A theory is something nobody believes, except the person who made it. …

Albert Einstein
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A theory is something nobody believes, except the person who made it. An experiment is something everybody believes, except the person who made it. ✨ Albert Einstein, Harry Woolf (1980). Some strangeness in the proportion: a centennial symposium to celebrate the achievements of Albert Einstein, Addison Wesley Publishing Company
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