I wrote somewhere during the Cold War that I sometimes wish the Iron Curtain were much taller than it is, so that you could see whether the development of science with no communication was parallel on the two sides. In this case it certainly wasn't.
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"I wrote somewhere during the Cold War that I sometimes wish the Iron Curtain were much taller than it is, so that you could see whether the development of science with no communication was parallel on the two sides. In this case it certainly wasn't." — Thomas Gold #sciencediscovery #warpeace
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I wrote somewhere during the Cold War that I sometimes wish the Iron Curtain were much taller than it is, so that you could see whether the development of science with no communication was parallel on the two sides. In this case it certainly wasn't. — Thomas Gold
About Thomas Gold
Thomas Gold was a Scientist from United States (1920–2004).
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This quote is attributed to Thomas Gold, a Scientist from United States.
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Thomas Gold lived from 1920 – 2004.
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