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I recall my long association with Gerald Guralnik and discuss his pioneering contributions to elementary-particle theory.

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Based on my talk at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, on May 5, 2010.

Roman Jackiw is Jerrold Zacharias Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Jackiw, R. Celebration of Gerry. Phys. Perspect. 13, 104–109 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00016-010-0036-3

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