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Jerome B. Wiesner
(30 May 1915 - 21 Oct 1994)
American electrical engineer who was chosen by President John F. Kennedy as chairman of his Science Advisory Committee (PSAC), and advised Kennedy when the decision was made that the United States should land astronauts on the moon (though Wiesner was not in favor of the landing method that was eventually chosen).
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Science Quotes by Jerome B. Wiesner (1 quote)
Some problems are just too complicated for rational logical solutions. They admit of insights, not answers.
— Jerome B. Wiesner
In 'Profiles: A Scientist’s Advice II' by D. Lang, The New Yorker (26 Jan 1963).

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) --
Carl Sagan
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