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Everything that can be invented has been invented.
Everything that can be invented has been invented.
The consequences of things are not always proportionate to the apparent magnitude of those events that have produced them. Thus read more
The consequences of things are not always proportionate to the apparent magnitude of those events that have produced them. Thus the American Revolution, from which little was expected, produced much; but the French Revolution, from which much was expected, produced little.
It will free man from his remaining chains, the chains of gravity which still tie him to this planet. It read more
It will free man from his remaining chains, the chains of gravity which still tie him to this planet. It will open to him the gates of heaven.
Form follows function. - "Lippincott's Magazine", March, 1896.
Form follows function. - "Lippincott's Magazine", March, 1896.
The most overlooked advantage to owning a computer is that if they foul up, there's no law against whacking them read more
The most overlooked advantage to owning a computer is that if they foul up, there's no law against whacking them around a little.
Like the furtive collectors of stolen art, we [cell biologists] are forced to be lonely admirers of spectacular architecture, exquisite read more
Like the furtive collectors of stolen art, we [cell biologists] are forced to be lonely admirers of spectacular architecture, exquisite symmetry, dramas of violence and death, mobility, self-sacrifice and, yes, rococo sex.
I have offended God and mankind because my work didn't reach the quality it should have.
I have offended God and mankind because my work didn't reach the quality it should have.
Science has made us gods even before we are worthy of being men.
Science has made us gods even before we are worthy of being men.
Encryption...is a powerful defensive weapon for free people. It offers a technical guarantee of privacy, regardless of who is running read more
Encryption...is a powerful defensive weapon for free people. It offers a technical guarantee of privacy, regardless of who is running the government... It's hard to think of a more powerful, less dangerous tool for liberty.