Whatever the life form, evolution selects for economy of resources. Gregory Benford economyevolutionform Change image and share on social
This was the 1940s; there was no television. It was a different age - it was not swamped by media; it was swamped by reality, and storytelling was a very big art where I came from. Gregory Benford 1940sageart Change image and share on social
When Joseph Wambaugh writes about the LAPD, you listen because you know he knows the scene. Lots of people write cop novels, but they don't have that authenticity. Gregory Benford authenticitycopjoseph Change image and share on social
The world is neither running down nor deterministic, and a strict division of order versus chaos is just wrong. Gregory Benford chaosdeterministicdivision Change image and share on social
I'm a very big Faulkner fan 'cause I'm a Southerner. Gregory Benford bigfanfaulkner Change image and share on social
Electromagnetic theory and experiment gave us the telephone, radio, TV, computers, and made the internal combustion engine practical - thus, the car and airplane, leading inevitably to the rocket and outer-space exploration. Gregory Benford airplanecarcombustion share on social
'Star Trek' is notorious for looting the more thoughtful work of writers for their striking effects, leaving behind most of the thought and subtlety. Gregory Benford effectleaveloot Change image and share on social
In science fiction, basic doubts featured prominently in the worlds of Philip K. Dick. I knew Phil for 25 years, and he was always getting onto me, a scientist. He was a great fan of quantum uncertainty, epistemology in science, the lot. Gregory Benford basicdickdoubt share on social
Congress came to see NASA primarily as a jobs program, not an exploratory agency. Gregory Benford agencycongressexploratory Change image and share on social
Science fiction writers didn't predict the fade-out of NASA's manned space operations, and they weren't prepared with alternative routes to space when that decline became undeniable. Gregory Benford alternativedeclinefade Change image and share on social
