John R. Gribbin (born 19 March 1946) is a British science writer, an astrophysicist, and a visiting fellow in

astronomy Astronomy () is a natural science that studies astronomical object, celestial objects and phenomena. It uses mathematics, physics, and chemistry in order to explain their origin and chronology of the Universe, evolution. Objects of interest ...

at the

University of Sussex , mottoeng = Be Still and Know , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £14.4 million (2020) , budget = £319.6 million (2019–20) , chancellor = Sanjeev Bhaskar , vice_chancellor = Sasha Roseneil , ...

. His writings include

quantum physics Quantum mechanics is a fundamental theory in physics that provides a description of the physical properties of nature at the scale of atoms and subatomic particles. It is the foundation of all quantum physics including quantum chemistry, q ...

human evolution Human evolution is the evolutionary process within the history of primates that led to the emergence of ''Homo sapiens'' as a distinct species of the hominid family, which includes the great apes. This process involved the gradual development o ...

climate change In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its effects on Earth's climate system. Climate change in a broader sense also includes previous long-term changes to ...

global warming In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its effects on Earth's climate system. Climate variability and change, Climate change in a broader sense also includes ...

, the origins of the universe, and biographies of famous scientists. He also writes science fiction.

Biography

John Gribbin graduated with his

bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six ...

physics Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which rel ...

from the

in 1966. Gribbin then earned his

Master of Science A Master of Science ( la, Magisterii Scientiae; abbreviated MS, M.S., MSc, M.Sc., SM, S.M., ScM or Sc.M.) is a master's degree in the field of science awarded by universities in many countries or a person holding such a degree. In contrast ...

(MSc) degree in astronomy in 1967, also from the Univ. of Sussex, and he earned his PhD in

astrophysics Astrophysics is a science that employs the methods and principles of physics and chemistry in the study of astronomical objects and phenomena. As one of the founders of the discipline said, Astrophysics "seeks to ascertain the nature of the he ...

from the

University of Cambridge , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

(1971). In 1968, Gribbin worked as one of

Fred Hoyle Sir Fred Hoyle FRS (24 June 1915 – 20 August 2001) was an English astronomer who formulated the theory of stellar nucleosynthesis and was one of the authors of the influential B2FH paper. He also held controversial stances on other sc ...

's research students at the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy, and wrote a number of stories for ''

New Scientist ''New Scientist'' is a magazine covering all aspects of science and technology. Based in London, it publishes weekly English-language editions in the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia. An editorially separate organisation publish ...

'' about the Institute's research and what were eventually discovered to be

pulsar A pulsar (from ''pulsating radio source'') is a highly magnetized rotating neutron star that emits beams of electromagnetic radiation out of its magnetic poles. This radiation can be observed only when a beam of emission is pointing toward E ...

s. In 1974, Gribbin, along with

Stephen Plagemann ''The Jupiter Effect'' is a 1974 book by John Gribbin and Stephen Plagemann, in which the authors predicted that an alignment of the planets of the Solar System would create a number of catastrophes, including a great earthquake on the San Andr ...

, published a book titled ''

The Jupiter Effect ''The Jupiter Effect'' is a 1974 book by John Gribbin and Stephen Plagemann, in which the authors predicted that an alignment of the planets of the Solar System would create a number of catastrophes, including a great earthquake on the San Andrea ...

'', which predicted that the alignment of the planets in a quadrant on one side of the Sun on 10 March 1982 would cause gravitational effects that would trigger earthquakes in the

San Andreas Fault The San Andreas Fault is a continental transform fault that extends roughly through California. It forms the tectonic boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate, and its motion is right-lateral strike-slip (horizontal) ...

, possibly wiping out Los Angeles and its suburbs. Gribbin distanced himself from ''The Jupiter Effect'' in the 17 July 1980, issue of ''New Scientist'' magazine, stating that he had been "too clever by half". In February 1982, he and Plagemann published ''The Jupiter Effect Reconsidered'', claiming that the 1980 Mount St. Helens

eruption Several types of volcanic eruptions—during which lava, tephra (ash, lapilli, volcanic bombs and volcanic blocks), and assorted gases are expelled from a volcanic vent or fissure—have been distinguished by volcanologists. These are of ...

proved their theory true despite a lack of planetary alignment. In 1999, Gribbin repudiated it, saying "I don't like it, and I'm sorry I ever had anything to do with it." In 1984, Gribbin published ''

In Search of Schrödinger's Cat ''In Search of Schrödinger's Cat: Quantum Physics and Reality'' is a 1984 book on quantum theory by the physicist John Gribbin, discussing in layman's terms its logic and many interpretations. Summary Gribbin explains the body of evidence lead ...

: Quantum Physics and Reality''. The Spectator Book Club described it as among the best of the first wave of physics popularisations preceding Stephen Hawking's multi-million-selling ''

A Brief History of Time ''A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes'' is a book on theoretical cosmology by English physicist Stephen Hawking. It was first published in 1988. Hawking wrote the book for readers who had no prior knowledge of physics. I ...

''. Gribbin's book was cited by BBC World News as an example of how to revive an interest in the study of mathematics. In 2006, Gribbin took part in a BBC radio 4 broadcast as an "expert witness". Presenter Matthew Parris discussed with Professor Kathy Sykes and Gribbin whether

Albert Einstein Albert Einstein ( ; ; 14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist, widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest and most influential physicists of all time. Einstein is best known for developing the theor ...

"really was a 'crazy genius. At the 2009 World Conference of Science Journalists, the

Association of British Science Writers The Association of British Science Writers (ABSW) is the UK society for science writers, science journalists and science communicators. Founded in 1947, the ABSW exists to help those who write about science and technology, and to improve the st ...

presented Gribbin with their Lifetime Achievement award.

Critical response to Gribbin's writings

The conservative political magazine ''

The Spectator ''The Spectator'' is a weekly British magazine on politics, culture, and current affairs. It was first published in July 1828, making it the oldest surviving weekly magazine in the world. It is owned by Frederick Barclay, who also owns ''Th ...

'' described Gribbin as "one of the finest and most prolific writers of popular science around" in a review of ''Science: A History'', which it praises as "the product of immense learning, and a lifetime spent working out how to write in a vivacious way about science and scientists". Henry Gee, a senior editor at ''

Nature Nature, in the broadest sense, is the physical world or universe. "Nature" can refer to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general. The study of nature is a large, if not the only, part of science. Although humans ar ...

'', described Gribbin as "one of the best science writers around". A review of ''The Universe: A Biography'' in the journal ''

Physics World ''Physics World'' is the membership magazine of the Institute of Physics, one of the largest physical societies in the world. It is an international monthly magazine covering all areas of physics, pure and applied, and is aimed at physicists in ...

'' praised his skill in explaining difficult ideas. A ''

Wall Street Journal ''The Wall Street Journal'' is an American business-focused, international daily newspaper based in New York City, with international editions also available in Chinese and Japanese. The ''Journal'', along with its Asian editions, is published ...

'' review of ''Flower Hunters'' (co-authored with Mary Gribbin) described the writing as "pedestrian", with plenty of domestic detail but a failure to convey a larger cultural context. It stated that the book's chapter-length biographical sketches are too often superficial, and criticised the book for glaring omissions of prominent plant collectors. In a review of ''The Reason Why'', the ''

Times Higher Education ''Times Higher Education'' (''THE''), formerly ''The Times Higher Education Supplement'' (''The Thes''), is a British magazine reporting specifically on news and issues related to higher education. Ownership TPG Capital acquired TSL Education ...

'' states that Gribbin writes on speculative matters and presents some of his theories without supporting evidence, but noted his comprehensive research and lyrical writing.

Works

Science

* (1999) ''Almost Everyone's Guide to Science: The Universe, Life, and Everything'',

Yale University Press Yale University Press is the university press of Yale University. It was founded in 1908 by George Parmly Day, and became an official department of Yale University in 1961, but it remains financially and operationally autonomous. , Yale Univer ...

, * (1999) ''Get a Grip on New Physics'',

Weidenfeld & Nicolson Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd (established 1949), often shortened to W&N or Weidenfeld, is a British publisher of fiction and reference books. It has been a division of the French-owned Orion Publishing Group since 1991. History George Weidenfeld ...

, London. * (1999) ''The Little Book of Science'', Barnes and Noble, * (2003) ''Science: A History 1543–2001'', Gardners Books, * (2003) ''The Scientists: A History of Science Told Through the Lives of Its Greatest Inventors'',

Random House Random House is an American book publisher and the largest general-interest paperback publisher in the world. The company has several independently managed subsidiaries around the world. It is part of Penguin Random House, which is owned by Ger ...

, * (2006) ''The Fellowship: The Story of a Revolution'', Allen Lane, (the story of the

Royal Society The Royal Society, formally The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, is a learned society and the United Kingdom's national academy of sciences. The society fulfils a number of roles: promoting science and its benefits, r ...

) * (2006) ''History of Western Science, 1543-2001'',

Folio Society The Folio Society is a London-based publisher, founded by Charles Ede in 1947 and incorporated in 1971. Formerly privately owned, it operates as an employee ownership trust since 2021. It produces illustrated hardback editions of classic f ...

, London nd edition of ''Science: A History, 1543-2001'', with minor amendments and a new preface by the author * (2009) ''Flower Hunters'',

Oxford University Press Oxford University Press (OUP) is the university press of the University of Oxford. It is the largest university press in the world, and its printing history dates back to the 1480s. Having been officially granted the legal right to print book ...

, with Mary Gribbin, 320 pages, * (2010) ''In Search of the

Multiverse The multiverse is a hypothetical group of multiple universes. Together, these universes comprise everything that exists: the entirety of space, time, matter, energy, information, and the physical laws and constants that describe them. The di ...

: Parallel Worlds, Hidden Dimensions, and the Ultimate Quest for the Frontiers of Reality'', Wiley,

Children's books on science

* (2000) ''Eyewitness: Time & Space'', DK Children, * (2003) ''Big Numbers: A Mind Expanding Trip to Infinity and Back'' (coauthor Mary Gribbin), Wizard Books (children's imprint of Icon Books) 2005 edition * (2003) ''How far is up? : Measuring the Size of the Universe'' (coauthor Mary Gribbin), Icon Books, 2005 edition * (2008) ''Time Travel for Beginners'' (coauthor Mary Gribbin), Hodder Children's,

Predictions

* (1974) '' The Jupiter Effect: The Planets As Triggers of Devastating Earthquakes'' (coauthor Stephen H. Plageman), Random House ; revised edition published as ''The Jupiter Effect Reconsidered'',

Vintage Books Vintage Books is a trade paperback publishing imprint of Penguin Random House originally established by Alfred A. Knopf in 1954. The company was purchased by Random House in April 1960, and a British division was set up in 1990. After Random Ho ...

(New York, NY), 1982. * (February 1982) ''The Jupiter Effect Reconsidered'' * (1983) ''Beyond the Jupiter Effect'', Macdonald,

The Sun

* (1980) ''The Death of the Sun'', Dell Publishing (also as ''The Strangest Star: The Scientific Account of the Life and Death of the Sun'', 1980, Athlone Press, ) * (1991) ''Blinded by the Light: The Secret Life of the Sun'', Bantam,

Quantum physics

* (1984) '' In Search of Schrödinger's Cat: Quantum Physics and Reality'',

Bantam Books Bantam Books is an American publishing house owned entirely by parent company Random House, a subsidiary of Penguin Random House; it is an imprint of the Random House Publishing Group. It was formed in 1945 by Walter B. Pitkin, Jr., Sidney B. ...

, (reprinted in 2012 by Random House ) * (1996) ''

Schrödinger's Kittens and the Search for Reality ''Schrödinger's Kittens and the Search for Reality'' is a 1995 book by John Gribbin, in which the author attempts to explain the mysteries of modern quantum mechanics in a popular science, popular-scientific way. It is a sequel to his earlier b ...

'', Back Bay Books, * (1998) ''Q Is for Quantum: An Encyclopedia of Particle Physics'',

Free Press Freedom of the press or freedom of the media is the fundamental principle that communication and expression through various media, including printed and electronic media, especially published materials, should be considered a right to be exerc ...

, * (2002) ''Quantum Physics (Essential Science)'',

Dorling Kindersley Dorling Kindersley Limited (branded as DK) is a British multinational publishing company specialising in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 63 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a subsidiary of German media con ...

, * (2007) ''La physique quantique'',

Pearson Education Pearson Education is a British-owned education publishing and assessment service to schools and corporations, as well for students directly. Pearson owns educational media brands including Addison–Wesley, Peachpit, Prentice Hall, eColleg ...

, * (2019) ''Six Impossible Things: The 'Quanta of Solace' and the Mysteries of the Subatomic World'', Icon Books,

Evolution and human genetics

* (1982) ''The Monkey Puzzle: A Family Tree'' (coauthor Jeremy Cherfas),

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, * (1988) ''The One Percent Advantage: The Sociobiology of Being Human'',

Blackwell Publishers Wiley-Blackwell is an international scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons. It was formed by the merger of John Wiley & Sons Global Scientific, Technical, and Medical business with Blackwell Publish ...

, * (1990) ''Children of the Ice: Climate and Human Origins'', Blackwell Publishers (with Mary Gribben) * (1993) ''Being Human: Putting People in an Evolutionary Perspective'', J.M .Dent & Sons (with Mary Gribben) * (1985) ''In Search of the Double Helix'', McGraw-Hill, * (1985) ''The Redundant Male: Is Sex Irrelevant in the Modern World?'' (coauthor Jeremy Cherfas) Paladin, * (2003) ''The Mating Game'', (revised edition of ''The Redundant Male'') Barnes and Noble, * (2003) ''The First Chimpanzee: In Search of Human Origins'', (coauthor Jeremy Cherfas) Barnes and Noble,

Climate change and other concerns

* (1975) ''Our Changing Climate'',

Faber and Faber Faber and Faber Limited, usually abbreviated to Faber, is an independent publishing house in London. Published authors and poets include T. S. Eliot (an early Faber editor and director), W. H. Auden, Margaret Storey, William Golding, Samuel ...

, * (1976) ''Forecasts, Famines, and Freezes: Climates and Man's Future'', Wildwood House Ltd, * (1977) ''Our Changing Planet'', Wildwood House Limited * (1978) ''Climatic Change'', Cambridge University Press * (1978) ''The climatic threat: What's wrong with our weather?'', Fontana * (1979) ''Climate and Mankind'', Earthscan, 56 pp * (1979) ''This Shaking Earth'' (aka ''Earthquakes & Volcanoes'') Sidgwick & Jackson, * (1979) ''Weather Force: Climate and Its Impact on Our World'', (co-author: John Man) Putnam Pub Group, * (1981) ''Carbon Dioxide, Climate, and Man'', Intl Inst for Environment, 64 pp. * (1982) ''Future Weather and the Greenhouse Effect'', Delacorte Press, * (1985) ''Weather'', Macdonald Education, 48 pp. * (1986) ''The Breathing Planet'', (editor) Blackwell Publishers, * (1988) ''The Hole in the Sky: Man's Threat to the Ozone Layer'' (rev. ed, 1993) Bantam, * (1989) ''Winds of Change'', Hodder Arnold, * (1990) ''Hothouse Earth: The Greenhouse Effect and Gaia'', Random House, * (1992) ''Too Hot to Handle? Greenhouse Effect'', Corgi, * (1996) ''Watching the Weather'', Trafalgar Square, * (2018) "Alone in the Milky Way: Why we are probably the only intelligent life in the galaxy", ''

Scientific American ''Scientific American'', informally abbreviated ''SciAm'' or sometimes ''SA'', is an American popular science magazine. Many famous scientists, including Albert Einstein and Nikola Tesla, have contributed articles to it. In print since 1845, it i ...

'', vol. 319, no. 3 (September 2018), pp. 94–99.

Astronomy and description of the Universe

* (1976) ''Astronomy for the Amateur'', Macmillan, * (1976) ''Our Changing Universe: The New Astronomy'', Dutton, * (1977) '' White Holes: Cosmic Gushers in the Universe'', Delacorte Press/E. Friede, * (1979) ''Timewarps'', Delacorte Press/E. Friede, * (1981) ''Future Worlds'', Springer, * (1982) ''Cosmology Today'', (editor and contributor) IPC Media, * (1983) ''Spacewarps: Black Holes, White Holes, Quasars, and the Universe'', Delta, * (1988) ''The Omega Point: The Search for the Missing Mass and the Ultimate Fate of the Universe '', Bantam, * (1989) ''Cosmic Coincidences:

Dark Matter Dark matter is a hypothetical form of matter thought to account for approximately 85% of the matter in the universe. Dark matter is called "dark" because it does not appear to interact with the electromagnetic field, which means it does not ab ...

, Mankind, and Anthropic Cosmology'', Bantam, * (1992) ''In Search of the Edge of Time: Black Holes, White Holes, Worm Holes'', Bantam Books, (US title ''Unveiling the Edge of Time'', Three Rivers Press. 1994 reprint: ) * (1994) ''Time and Space'', as ''Eyewitness: Time and Space'', (2000) DK Children, * (1996) ''Companion to the Cosmos'', John and Mary Gribbin, Little: * (1997) ''Time and the Universe (Whats the Big Idea)'', (children's) Hodder & Stoughton, * (1998) ''The Case of the

Missing Neutrinos The solar neutrino problem concerned a large discrepancy between the flux of solar neutrinos as predicted from the Sun's luminosity and as measured directly. The discrepancy was first observed in the mid-1960s and was resolved around 2002. The f ...

: And Other Phenomena of the Universe'', Fromm Intl. * (1998) ''The Search for Superstrings, Symmetry, and the Theory of Everything'', Little, Brown and Company, * (1998) ''Watching the Universe'', Constable, * (2001) ''Space: Our Final Frontier'', BBC Books, * (2001) ''Hyperspace: The Universe and Its Mysteries'', (also pub as ''Space: Our Final Frontier'') DK ADULT, * (2008) ''Galaxies: A Very Short Introduction'', Oxford University Press, USA. * (2007) ''The Universe: A Biography'', Allen Lane, * (2008) ''From Here to Infinity:

The Royal Observatory Greenwich The Royal Observatory, Greenwich (ROG; known as the Old Royal Observatory from 1957 to 1998, when the working Royal Greenwich Observatory, RGO, temporarily moved south from Greenwich to Herstmonceux) is an observatory situated on a hill in G ...

Guide to Astronomy'', (with Mary Gribbin)

National Maritime Museum The National Maritime Museum (NMM) is a maritime museum in Greenwich, London. It is part of Royal Museums Greenwich, a network of museums in the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site. Like other publicly funded national museums in the Unit ...

, ; republished in 2009 as ''From Here to Infinity: A Beginner's Guide to Astronomy'', Sterling * (2011) ''Alone in the Universe: Why Our Planet Is Unique'', John Wiley & Sons, * (2016) ''Einstein's Masterwork: 1915 and the General Theory of Relativity'', Pegasus Books

Origins of the Universe

* (1976) ''Galaxy Formation: A Personal View'', Wiley, * (1982) ''Genesis: The Origins of Man and the Universe'', Delacorte Press, * (1986) ''In Search of the Big Bang'', Bantam, * (1993) ''In the Beginning: The Birth of the Living Universe (In the Beginning'', Viking, * (1994) ''In the Beginning: After COBE and before the Big Bang'', Bulfinch Press, * (1997) ''Origins: Our Place in Hubble's Universe'', Constable and Robinson (as ''Empire of the Sun'', '98; as ''Cosmos'' '06) * (2001) ''The Birth of Time: How Astronomers Measured the

Age of the Universe In physical cosmology, the age of the universe is the time elapsed since the Big Bang. Astronomers have derived two different measurements of the age of the universe: a measurement based on direct observations of an early state of the universe, ...

'', Yale University Press, (2009 edition ) * (2004) ''Deep Simplicity: Bringing Order To Chaos And

Complexity Complexity characterises the behaviour of a system or model whose components interact in multiple ways and follow local rules, leading to nonlinearity, randomness, collective dynamics, hierarchy, and emergence. The term is generally used to c ...

'', Random House, 2004, * (2015) ''13.8: The Quest to Find the True Age of the Universe and the Theory of Everything'', Icon Books,

Novels

* (1980) ''The Sixth Winter'' (with ) (novel) Simon & Schuster * (1982) ''Brother Esau'' (with Douglas Orgill) (novel) Harper & Row * (1988) ''Double Planet'' (with Marcus Chown) (novel) Victor Gollancz * (1990) ''Father to the Man'' (novel) Tor Books * (1991) ''Ragnarok'' (with D.G. Compton) (novel) Gollancz * (1991) ''Reunion'' (with Marcus Chown) (novel) Gollancz * (1993) ''Innervisions'' (novel) Penguin Books * (2009) ''Timeswitch'' (novel) PS Publishing * (2011) ''The Alice Encounter'' (novella) PS Publishing

Biographies

* (1992) ''Stephen Hawking: A Life in Science'' (coauthor Michael White),

National Academies Press The US National Academies Press (NAP) was created to publish the reports issued by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, the National Academy of Engineering, the National Academy of Medicine, and the National Research C ...

, 2002 edition: * (1993) ''Einstein : A Life in Science'', (coauthor Michael White)

Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster () is an American publishing company and a subsidiary of Paramount Global. It was founded in New York City on January 2, 1924 by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. As of 2016, Simon & Schuster was the third largest pub ...

* (1995) ''

Darwin Darwin may refer to: Common meanings * Charles Darwin (1809–1882), English naturalist and writer, best known as the originator of the theory of biological evolution by natural selection * Darwin, Northern Territory, a territorial capital city i ...

: A Life in Science'', (coauthor Michael White) Dutton Adult * (1997) ''Darwin in 90 Minutes'', (with Mary Gribbin) Constable and Robinson (Part of a series including: Curie , Einstein , Faraday , Galileo , Halley , Mendel , Newton ) * (1997) ''

Richard Feynman Richard Phillips Feynman (; May 11, 1918 – February 15, 1988) was an American theoretical physicist, known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodynamics, the physics of the superf ...

: A Life in Science'', (coauthor Mary Gribbin)

Penguin Books Penguin Books is a British publishing house. It was co-founded in 1935 by Allen Lane with his brothers Richard and John, as a line of the publishers The Bodley Head, only becoming a separate company the following year.FitzRoy: The Remarkable Story of Darwin's Captain and the Invention of the Weather Forecast'', Yale University Press * (2005) ''

Annus Mirabilis ''Annus mirabilis'' (pl. ''anni mirabiles'') is a Latin phrase that means "marvelous year", "wonderful year", "miraculous year", or "amazing year". This term has been used to refer to several years during which events of major importance are rem ...

: 1905,

, and the Theory of Relativity'', (coauthor Mary Gribbin) Chamberlain Bros. (includes DVD) * (2009) ''He Knew He Was Right: The Irrepressible Life of James Lovelock and

Gaia In Greek mythology, Gaia (; from Ancient Greek , a poetical form of , 'land' or 'earth'),, , . also spelled Gaea , is the personification of the Earth and one of the Greek primordial deities. Gaia is the ancestral mother—sometimes parthe ...

'' (co-author Mary Gribbin), Allen Lane. * (2013) '' Erwin Schrodinger and the Quantum Revolution'', Wiley,

References

External links

* (archived in 2012)
John Gribbin's old homepage at Sussex University

Brief interview
by '' American Scientist'' magazine, 2005
''John Gribbin'' entry at Encyclopedia of literature and scienceJohn Gribbin at Kirkus Reviews
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