“Science fiction is a beautiful game, and a beautiful experience.”
Gene Roddenberry (1921–1991) American television screenwriter and producer
“Science is not everything, but science is very beautiful.”
Last published words With Oppenheimer on an Autumn Day, Look, Vol. 30, No. 26 (19 December 1966)
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