5 Apr. (EUROPE PRESS) –
This April 6 marks the 31st anniversary of the death, in 1992, of the writer and biochemist Isaac Asimov, known for being a prolific author of works of science fiction, history and popular science.
Born in 1920, Russian-American scholar author of Foundation He has many famous phrases to his credit. Here is a selection of five, which describe his vision of life and the world.
– “The saddest part of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.”
– “In life, unlike chess, the game continued after checkmate.”
– “A poorly written idea is probably more accepted than a poorly written good idea.”
– “Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It is the transition that is problematic.”
– “The most exciting phrase you can hear in science when a new discovery is announced is not ‘Eureka’ (I found it), but ‘it’s weird’.”
