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John W. Wyndham
(10 Jul 1903 - 11 Mar 1969)
English author whose science fiction novels remain very popular, including The Day of the Triffids (1951), Trouble With Lichen (1960) and The Midwich Cuckoos (1960).
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Science Quotes by John W. Wyndham (1 quote)
For centuries we have dreamt of flying; recently we made that come true: we have always hankered for speed; now we have speeds greater than we can stand: we wanted to speak to far parts of the Earth; we can: we wanted to explore the sea bottom; we have: and so on, and so on. And, too, we wanted the power to smash our enemies utterly; we have it. If we had truly wanted peace, we should have had that as well. But true peace has never been one of the genuine dreams—we have got little further than preaching against war in order to appease out consciences.
— John W. Wyndham
The Outward Urge (1959)
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.
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