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There is little chance that aliens from two societies anywhere in the Galaxy will be culturally close enough to really 'get along.'…
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There is a point of view among astronomical researchers that is generally referred to as the Principle of Mediocrity. ... If the…
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The search for extra-terrestrial life is a failure until that moment when it suddenly becomes a success.
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[O]ne might ask why, in a galaxy of a few hundred billion stars, the aliens are so intent on coming to Earth…
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The number of habitable worlds in our galaxy is certainly in the tens of billions, minimum, and we haven't even talked about…
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In the 19th century, if you had a basement lab, you could make major scientific discoveries in your own home. Right? Because…
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The stars look the same from night to night. Nebulae and galaxies are dully immutable, maintaining the same overall appearance for thousands…
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Faith is a personal matter, and should never be a cudgel to stifle inquiry. We tried that approach about 1,200 years ago.…
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The ideas of science germinate in a matrix of established knowledge gained by experiment; they are not lonesome thoughts, born in a…
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A century ago, scientists believed there was only one obvious stomping ground for alien biology in our solar system: Mars. Because it…
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Everything you see is filtered through your visual system (imperfect) and your brain (also imperfect, despite what your mom told you). Witness…
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Give consideration to the fact that alien astronomers could have scrutinized Earth for more than 4 billion years without detecting any radio…
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What I'm trying to do is get this message out about self-empowerment, entrepreneurial spirit and true Americanism - the way we were…
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We owe a lot to Thomas Edison - if it wasn't for him, we'd be watching television by candlelight.
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When Thomas Edison worked late into the night on the electric light, he had to do it by gas lamp or candle.…
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The recurrence of a phenomenon like Edison is not very likely. The profound change of conditions and the ever increasing necessity of…
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Edison was by far the most successful and, probably, the last exponent of the purely empirical method of investigation. Everything he achieved…
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His [Thomas Edison] method was inefficient in the extreme, for an immense ground had to be covered to get anything at all…
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Mr Edison gave America just what was needed at that moment in history. They say that when people think of me, they…
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If he [Thomas Edison] had a needle to find in a haystack, he would not stop to reason where it was most…
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If Thomas Edison had gone to business school, we would all be reading by larger candles.
— Mark McCormack
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The Wright brothers didn't contemplate the staying on the ground of things. Alexander Graham Bell didn't contemplate the noncommunication of things. Thomas…
— Wayne Dyer
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If Thomas Edison invented electric light today, Dan Rather would report it on CBS News as, 'Candle-making industry threatened'.
— Newt Gingrich
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I wanted to be an inventor, whatever I thought that meant then. I guess I was thinking of Edison or maybe James…
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