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.
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…
- 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
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…
Red tape has killed more people than bullets. - Ben Bova
Red tape has killed more people than bullets.
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 …
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.
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…
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…
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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