These lines were the source of the name of the particular entities known in modern physics as Quarks
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Three quarks for Muster Mark! (383.1)
— James Joyce
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Three quarks for Muster Mark! (383.1)" in the context of "These lines were the source of the name of the particular entities known in modern physics as Quarks" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "James Joyce" (Quotes, Finnegans Wake (1939))
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About James Joyce
James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, short-story writer and poet. He contributed to the modernist movement and is regarded as one of the most influential and important writers of the twentieth century.
About James Joyce
James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, short-story writer and poet. He contributed to the modernist movement and is regarded as one of the most influential and important writers of the twentieth century.
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