Mathematics cannot handle physical quantities like density that literally go to infinity. Gregory Benford densityhandleinfinity Change image and share on social
The earliest depiction of libertarian eugenics may have appeared in a science fiction novel, Robert Heinlein's 1942 tale 'Beyond This Horizon.' Gregory Benford appeardepictionearly Change image and share on social
Around 1930, a small new phenomenon arose in Depression-ridden America, spawned out of the letter columns in science fiction magazines: fandom. Gregory Benford americaarisecolumn Change image and share on social
The people who built the space program - both Soviet and U.S. - were readers of science fiction. Gregory Benford buildfictionpeople Change image and share on social
Our moon was born too small to harbor life. It came from the collision of a Mars-sized world into the primordial Earth. From that colossal crunch spun a disk of rocks that condensed into a satellite. Gregory Benford bearcollisioncolossal Change image and share on social
Fandom grew first through individual correspondence. It was cheap and quick, continent-wide contact for a penny stamp. Gregory Benford cheapcontactcontinent Change image and share on social
A view of nature as dense and nonlinear is at the core of our contemporary science. Process and order emerge subtly. Gregory Benford contemporarycoredense Change image and share on social
I've always felt that specialization is best left to the insects. Gregory Benford felthaveinsect Change image and share on social
Whatever the life form, evolution selects for economy of resources. Gregory Benford economyevolutionform Change image and share on social
The thing that most critics miss about Faulkner is that his famous storytelling voice is, in fact, a standard Southern storytelling voice that is typical of the Gulf Coast - Mississippi, Alabama and so on. Gregory Benford alabamacoastcritic share on social
