What Can We Expect of the Moon?" in The American Legion Magazine, March 1965

Ten years on the moon could tell us more about the universe than a thousand years on the earth might be able to.

— Isaac Asimov

What It Means

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Isaac Asimov

About Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov (c. 2 January 1920 – 6 April 1992) was a Russian-born American biochemist who was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction, his works include the Foundation series and I, Robot.