“There are 10^11 stars in the galaxy. That used to be a huge number. But it's only a hundred billion. It's less than the national deficit! We used to call them astronomical numbers. Now we should call them economical numbers.”
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“For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled.”
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“To every man is given the key to the gates of heaven. The same key opens the gates of hell.
And so it is with science.”
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And so it is with science.”
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