This century has been so rich in discovery and so packed with technical innovation that it is tempting to believe that there can never be another lik… - John Maddox

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This century has been so rich in discovery and so packed with technical innovation that it is tempting to believe that there can never be another like it. That conceit betrays the poverty of our collective imagination.

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About John Maddox

Sir John Royden Maddox (27 November 1925 – 12 April 2009) was a Welsh theoretical chemist, physicist, and science writer. He was an editor of Nature for 22 years, from 1966 to 1973 and 1980 to 1995.

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Birth Name: John Royden Maddox
Alternative Names: Sir John Maddox • Sir John Royden Maddox • John R. Maddox • J. R. Maddox
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It's unnecessary to introduce magic into the explanation of physical and biological phenomena when in fact there is every likelihood that the continuation of research as it is now practiced will indeed fill all the gaps that Sheldrake draws attention to.
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