Kenneth Franklin Quotes

• The word "dis-aster," in fact, means "bad star."

  Kenneth Franklin

  Stars, Mean, Science

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• Vannevar Bush has said that there is no more thrilling experience for a man than to be able to state that he has learned something no other person in the world has ever known before him. … I have been lucky enough to be included in such an event.

  Kenneth Franklin

  Men, Events, Lucky

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• At times the [radio telescope] records exhibited a feature characteristic of interference, occurring some time later than the passage of the two known sources. This intermittent feature was curious, and I recall saying once that we would have to investigate the origin of that interference some day. We joked that it was probably due to the faulty ignition of some farm hand returning from a date.

  Kenneth Franklin

  Hands, Two, Records

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• Whenever you note the time on the clock, realize that it is now—right now—later than it has ever been.

  Kenneth Franklin

  Time, Realizing, Clock

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