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Paul Halpern

Paul Halpern

·Aug 5, 2021

The Horror Film That Spawned a Universe

How The Dead of Night Helped Inspire Three Astrophysicists to Rethink Reality In 1946 three friends walked into a Cambridge cinema, looking for a solid distraction from the rigors of postwar Britain. They weren’t just an ordinary bunch of mates — the three were trained in astrophysics, possessed exceptional imaginations…

Dead Of Night

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The Horror Film That Spawned a Universe
The Horror Film That Spawned a Universe

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