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At 78, scientist is starting a hedge fund

Russian-born physicist is looking to raise hundreds of millions of dollars for his new fund

At 78, scientist is starting a hedge fund

George Zweig discovered the quark at age 26, assisted with a covert military operation during the Vietnam War and helped design one of the first cochlear hearing implants.

Now, at 78, he is starting a hedge fund.

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