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1920-1992, American science fiction author
American author and biochemist, a highly successful and prolific writer of science fiction and non-fiction books. He published about 500 volumes.
He was born in Russia and was brought to the United States at the age of three. He grew up in Brooklyn, NY, graduated from Columbia University in 1939 and received a Ph.D. there in 1948. He then joined the faculty of Boston University, where he remained affiliated thereafter.
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Quotes
| • | When stupidity is considered patriotism, it is unsafe to be intelligent. 213 |
| • | The saddest aspect of life right now is that science is accumulating knowledge faster than society is accumulating wisdom. 49 |
| • | The easiest way to solve a problem is to deny that it exists. 25 |
| • | Uncertainty that comes from knowledge (knowing what you don't know) is different from uncertainty that comes from ignorance. 20 |
| • | The most exciting phrase you can hear in science, announcing new discoveries, is not "Eureka!" 19 |
| • | Never let your sense of morality keep you from doing what is right. 17 |
| • | People view education as something they can complete. 17 |
| • | In life, unlike chess, the game continues after checkmate. 16 |
| • | The law of conservation of energy tells us that we can't get anything for nothing, but we refuse to believe it. 11 |
| • | Self-study is, I am convinced, the only form of education that exists. 11 |
| • | The basis of all technology is fire. 11 |
| • | The true joy lies in discovering rather than knowing. 11 |
| • | If my doctor told me I only had six minutes to live, I wouldn't stand still. I wanted to write a little faster. (on a TV show; he later claimed he actually said "6 months") 11 |
| • | The day you stop learning is the day you begin to decay. 9 |
| • | Science fiction writers predict the inevitable, and while problems and disasters may be inevitable, solutions are not. 8 |
| • | I'm not a speed reader. I understand speed. 8 |
| • | For me, writing is simply thinking through my fingers. 8 |
| • | Planning alone is not enough to succeed. You also have to improvise. 7 |
| • | I write for the same reason I breathe: if I didn't, I would die. 7 |
Funny quotes
| • | The people who think they know everything are a major annoyance to those of us who do. 21 |
