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Words of wisdom are spoken by children at least as often as scientists. The name "googol" was invented by a child (Dr. Kasner’s nine-year-old nephew) who was asked to think up a name for a very big number, namely, 1 with a hundred zeros after it... At the same time that he suggested "googol" he gave a name for a still larger number: "Googolplex."
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~Edward Kasner and James Newman
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