Quote by Gregory Benford Download Open image ““Try to get all your posthumous medals in advance.”” — Gregory Benford ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.1 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare
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One of the laws of nature," Gordon said, "is that half the people have got to be below average.""For a Gaussian distribution, yeah," Cooper… — Gregory Benford Copy Share Image
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“Right. Isn’t that how science works?” Redwing grinned. “If you don’t understand, do an experiment.” — Gregory Benford Copy Share Image
