January 2 - Isaac Asimov Birthday!

Isaac Asimov in a bookstore
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Happy Birthday to Isaac Asimov, born OTD on Jan. 2, 1920.

"Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'

The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.

If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them."

January 2 - Isaac Asimov Birthday!

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Happy Birthday to Isaac Asimov, born OTD on Jan. 2, 1920.

"Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'

The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.

If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them."

Aug 19 - Gene Roddenberry's birthday

August 19 - Birthday of Eugene "Gene" Roddenberry, creator of Star Trek

July 7 - Robert A. Heinlein Birthday!

American science fiction author, aeronautical engineer, and naval officer. Sometimes called the "dean of science fiction writers", he was among the first to emphasize scientific accuracy in his fiction, and was thus a pioneer of the subgenre of hard science fiction.

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January 2 - Isaac Asimov Birthday!

Isaac and Janet Asimov

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Science in America - Neil deGrasse Tyson

Towel Day! Do you know where your towel is?

Today is Towel Day, the day we remember the late Douglas Adams.

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So long Douglas, and thanks for all the fish!

Dr. Asimov–We will never forget you!

Today is 21 years since the good Dr.’s passing. I re-read some of his books and short stories every so often. It never ceases to amaze me the breath of his talent and knowledge. You left us too soon.

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Arthur C. Clarke

Dr. Clarke passed away in 2008, 5 years ago today at the ripe old age of 90. He was a visionary, predicting the concept of telecommunications satellites in geostationary orbits, and writing some excellent science-fiction novels as 2001: A Space Odyssey and my favorite of his: Rendezvous with Rama.

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