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"I can remember when the first pulsars were discovered. I was able to go and sit down and listen to graduate students talking about what their theories, to explain what pulsars really were."
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Perhaps a better usage can be found in Alfred Bester's 1950 story Devil's Invention:
On September 19th he assumed supreme command in the Battle of the Parsec.
It is worth noting that Werner von Braun used the same expression:
President Trump announced the formation of the Space Force in 2018, so that's not a bad prediction. Comment/Join this discussion ( 0 ) | RSS/XML | Blog This | Additional
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'The wings were at full spread-rest, their delicate metal interleavings extended.'
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'A record that wouldn't get lost and couldn't be destroyed.'
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'LET ME TELL YOU HOW MUCH I'VE COME TO HATE YOU SINCE I BEGAN TO LIVE.'
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'What he got was indeed a kiss. It was disconcerting. No kissing lips were visible.'
Update: Musk Doubles Down On Optimus Prime Humanoid Robot
'I shall introduce myself. I am R. Daneel Olivaw... I am a robot. Were you not told?'
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