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Personal recollections on theoretical particle physics in the years when the Standard Theory was formed. In the background, the remarkable development of Italian theoretical physics in the second part of the last century, with great personalities like Bruno Touschek, Raoul Gatto, Nicola Cabibbo and their schools.
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Maiani, L., Bonolis, L. The Charm of Theoretical Physics (1958–1993). EPJ H 42, 611–661 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjh/e2017-80040-9
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