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![“Cecile was teaching in Berkeley and I was [at Livermore]. He probably had, could have had, some influence on Teller, [for] Teller was quite generous in allowing me one whole semester off to be at Berkeley to work on something and also a semester off at the Institute for Advanced Study. Then I won…” quote by Bryce S. DeWitt](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/621/bryce-s-dewitt-225069_berkeley_cecile-was-teaching-in-berkeley-and-i-wa_2608230.jpg)
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