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no one can imagine anybody else playing

no one can imagine anybody else playing that role but you so what were you doing

that role but you so what were you doing

that role but you so what were you doing what’s your secret come on I love the

what’s your secret come on I love the

what’s your secret come on I love the whole concept of scientists who deal

whole concept of scientists who deal

whole concept of scientists who deal with insoluble problems I love the story

with insoluble problems I love the story

with insoluble problems I love the story of noted scientist who was trying to

of noted scientist who was trying to

of noted scientist who was trying to find the solution to some problem and

find the solution to some problem and

find the solution to some problem and just did in the comedy work on for

just did in the comedy work on for

just did in the comedy work on for months and then one day he’s not

months and then one day he’s not

months and then one day he’s not thinking about anything he’s getting on

thinking about anything he’s getting on

thinking about anything he’s getting on the bus and it comes to him you know and

the bus and it comes to him you know and

the bus and it comes to him you know and Doc Brown is trying to figure out how

Doc Brown is trying to figure out how

Doc Brown is trying to figure out how did how to do a time travel and he falls

did how to do a time travel and he falls

did how to do a time travel and he falls down on the bathroom and hits his head

down on the bathroom and hits his head

down on the bathroom and hits his head against the sink and he suddenly

against the sink and he suddenly

against the sink and he suddenly envisions the flux capacitor you know so

envisions the flux capacitor you know so

envisions the flux capacitor you know so I love that kind of connection because

I love that kind of connection because

I love that kind of connection because it’s kind of the way it works well so

it’s kind of the way it works well so

it’s kind of the way it works well so it’s just that’s basically the eureka

it’s just that’s basically the eureka

it’s just that’s basically the eureka effect yeah get hit in the head or

effect yeah get hit in the head or

effect yeah get hit in the head or something happens too abruptly and then

something happens too abruptly and then

something happens too abruptly and then the idea pops in but I’m a fan of the

the idea pops in but I’m a fan of the

the idea pops in but I’m a fan of the way Isaac Asimov interprets the eureka

way Isaac Asimov interprets the eureka

way Isaac Asimov interprets the eureka effect which is which is go ahead okay

effect which is which is go ahead okay

effect which is which is go ahead okay you ready the most exciting phrase to

you ready the most exciting phrase to

you ready the most exciting phrase to hear in science the one that heralds the

hear in science the one that heralds the

hear in science the one that heralds the most discoveries okay is not Eureka but

most discoveries okay is not Eureka but

most discoveries okay is not Eureka but rather that’s funny that well that makes

rather that’s funny that well that makes

rather that’s funny that well that makes sense yeah so meet you do you agree with

sense yeah so meet you do you agree with

sense yeah so meet you do you agree with this yes I had exactly that moment I

this yes I had exactly that moment I

this yes I had exactly that moment I first was working on string theory in

first was working on string theory in

first was working on string theory in the 1960s and it consisted of hundreds

the 1960s and it consisted of hundreds

the 1960s and it consisted of hundreds of random formulas that he had to

of random formulas that he had to

of random formulas that he had to memorize in a book but Einstein wanted

memorize in a book but Einstein wanted

memorize in a book but Einstein wanted an equation one inch long that would

an equation one inch long that would

an equation one inch long that would allow him to quote read the mind of God

allow him to quote read the mind of God

allow him to quote read the mind of God so I said to myself hmm that’s funny

so I said to myself hmm that’s funny

so I said to myself hmm that’s funny how come this theory has so many random

how come this theory has so many random

how come this theory has so many random equations there should be this one each

equations there should be this one each

equations there should be this one each equation one day I found it it’s called

equation one day I found it it’s called

equation one day I found it it’s called string field theory that’s my equation

string field theory that’s my equation

string field theory that’s my equation I’m the co-founder of string field

I’m the co-founder of string field

I’m the co-founder of string field theory and it summarizes a theory beyond

theory and it summarizes a theory beyond

theory and it summarizes a theory beyond Einstein in one inch long

Einstein in one inch long

Einstein in one inch long but was that a Eureka moment or did you

but was that a Eureka moment or did you

but was that a Eureka moment or did you just sort of it was a that funny moment

just sort of it was a that funny moment

just sort of it was a that funny moment that it that no one was looking for and

that it that no one was looking for and

that it that no one was looking for and no one was looking for this one inch

no one was looking for this one inch

no one was looking for this one inch equation right because people were so

equation right because people were so

equation right because people were so busy memorizing and using all these

busy memorizing and using all these

busy memorizing and using all these little hundreds of little formulas that

little hundreds of little formulas that

little hundreds of little formulas that they would memorize no one was looking

they would memorize no one was looking

they would memorize no one was looking for that one is equation

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