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Nigel Forbes Dennis
(16 Jan 1912 - 19 Jul 1989)
English writer known for his plays, which like Shaw's, focus around a serious moral or intellectual problem. His career included work as an editor, book reviewer, drama critic, as well as publishing magazine articles and novels.
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Science Quotes by Nigel Forbes Dennis (1 quote)
[Agatha Christie] is fond of quoting the witty wife who once said, “an archaeologist is the best husband any woman can have; the older she gets, the more interested he is in her.”
— Nigel Forbes Dennis
In Nigel Dennis, 'Genteel Queen of Crime: Agatha Christie Puts Her Zest for Life Into Murder', Life (14 May 1956), 40, No. 20, 102. Christie’s (second) husband, Max Mallowan, was an archaeologist. However, a biographical source states that Christie disavowed making the remark. So, it must be regarded as a funny quote of uncertain origin.
In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
(1987) -- 
