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annepin Member |
posted September 03, 2009 07:20 PM
  
Does anyone know precisely where (what story, essay, or book) Asimov wrote the following quote: The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not "Eureka!" ("I found it!") but rather, "hmm.... that's funny...." I'm looking for a primary source, not all these internet references, most of which probably pull from the other. IP: Logged |
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snapper Member |
posted September 03, 2009 07:38 PM
Are you sure it is an Asimov quote? I do remember reading it before but attributed it to Niven or perhaps in one of Pournelle's essays. It's been a very long time though. IP: Logged |
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Robert Nowall Member |
posted September 04, 2009 08:26 AM
I'm at a loss...sounds like something that might've been in one of his F & SF essays, but I don't remember seeing it. IP: Logged |
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WBSchmidt Member |
posted September 04, 2009 09:12 AM
When I type that full quote into Google I get several references to Issac Asimov. Some links are from sites I do not recognize so I dared not click them. However, one was snopes.com and another a college newsletter. Both of those mentioned Asimov. Hope that helps. --William IP: Logged |
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MrsBrown Member |
posted September 04, 2009 04:38 PM
Talk to a research desk librarian. Sometimes they love this sort of question. IP: Logged |
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Bent Tree Member |
posted October 19, 2009 12:21 AM
I am probably a month too late, but for what it's worth, Asmiov wrote "The Eureka Phenomenon," an essay apparently published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction and reprinted in his collection of essays The Left Hand of the Electron. IP: Logged |
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