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Seventy-five years of quantum electrodynamics

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On the 75th anniversary of quantum electrodynamics, Chad Orzel reflects on the parallel work that led to the synthesis of the theory.

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Orzel, C. Seventy-five years of quantum electrodynamics. Nat Rev Phys 5, 700–701 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42254-023-00664-2

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