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
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
In coastal waters rich in runoff, plankton can swarm densely, a million in a drop of water. They color the sea brown and green where deltas form from big rivers, or cities dump their sewage. Tiny yet hugely important, plankton govern how well the sea harvests the sun's bounty, and so are the foundation of the ocean's food chain. Gregory Benford bigbrownchain share on social
Experience shows that if you put more ethicists on a problem, you can end up with more problems. Gregory Benford endethicistexperience Change image and share on social
To deliver vast new resources to humanity, we must pioneer and occupy the moon, Mars, and perhaps even beyond. Gregory Benford deliverhumanitymar 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 common liberal orthodoxy that living close to the land leads to eco-awareness is historically naive, considering that Mesopotamia, northern Africa, and the Mayan civilization were ruined by people who had lived there quite a long while. Gregory Benford africaawarenesscivilization share on social
We hope we can slow or possibly reverse the symptoms of Alzheimer's. Gregory Benford alzheimerhopepossibly Change image and share on social
Seeing the space future through science fiction can be difficult. Much science fiction of the early era, the 1950s through the '70s, took an expansionist view. Gregory Benford 1950s70sdifficult Change image and share on social