Isaac Asimov, reported in Barbara Rowes (ed.) The Book of Quotes (E. P. Dutton, 1979), p. 56

There is a single light of science, and to brighten it anywhere is to brighten it everywhere.

— Isaac Asimov on Science

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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.