In Francis’s view there was ultimate gold in this commitment to impractical knowledge, to theories that had… — James Morrow
In Francis’s view there was ultimate gold in this commitment to impractical knowledge, to theories that had no responsibilities other than to be true. On good days the new ideas inched human intellect toward the grand understandings that were science’s pride and joy.
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