Once the spark was struck the story would spread like wildfire, and would be in the papers in next to no… — Fred Hoyle
Once the spark was struck the story would spread like wildfire, and would be in the papers in next to no time. The Director had never had any cause to think highly of newspaper reporters, particularly of their scientific accuracy.
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