Carbon Quote by Paul MacCready

“The surviving intelligent life form on Earth is not going to be carbon-based; it's going to be silicon-based.” quote by Paul MacCready — Download Open image

“The surviving intelligent life form on Earth is not going to be carbon-based; it's going to be silicon-based.”

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