My first published novel was written for teenagers, and there were rules laid down by the publisher: no sex, no smoking, no swearing. I blew up entire solar systems, I consigned billions of people to horrible death; they didn't seem to mind that at all. But no hanky-panky.
The Old Ones knew that life is not rare, but precious; not fragile, but vulnerable. Life is as deep as the seas in which it was born, as strong as th… - Ben Bova
The Old Ones knew that life is not rare, but precious; not fragile, but vulnerable. Life is as deep as the seas in which it was born, as strong as th…
- Ben Bova
In science there is a dictum: don't add an experiment to an experiment. Don't make things unnecessarily complicated. In writing fiction, the more fan… - Ben Bova
In science there is a dictum: don't add an experiment to an experiment. Don't make things unnecessarily complicated. In writing fiction, the more fan…
I think it's perfectly OK to exploit the moon. Largely for two reasons: there's no life there, and it is close enough and rich enough in resources to… - Ben Bova
I think it's perfectly OK to exploit the moon. Largely for two reasons: there's no life there, and it is close enough and rich enough in resources to…
When I started understanding how science works, it occurred to me that there just is no evidence that there is a God. - Ben Bova
When I started understanding how science works, it occurred to me that there just is no evidence that there is a God.
Red tape has killed more people than bullets. - Ben Bova
Red tape has killed more people than bullets.
Omni is not a science magazine. It is a magazine about the future...Omni was sui generis. Although there were plenty of science magazines over the ye… - Ben Bova
Omni is not a science magazine. It is a magazine about the future...Omni was sui generis. Although there were plenty of science magazines over the ye…
A new space race has begun, and most Americans are not even aware of it. This race is not about political prestige or military power. This new race i… - Ben Bova
A new space race has begun, and most Americans are not even aware of it. This race is not about political prestige or military power. This new race i…
Up here [in space], you're free. Really free, for the first time in your life. All the laws and rules and prejudices they've been dumping on you all … - Ben Bova
Up here [in space], you're free. Really free, for the first time in your life. All the laws and rules and prejudices they've been dumping on you all …
The problem is that Americans would like to be independent of the rest of the world ... Except the world ain't that way. Trying to be independent of … - Ben Bova
The problem is that Americans would like to be independent of the rest of the world ... Except the world ain't that way. Trying to be independent of …
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