A long time ago humans talked of terraforming Mars and Venu… - Charles Sheffield

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A long time ago humans talked of terraforming Mars and Venus, but we never did it. Just too busy blowing ourselves up, I guess, ever to get round to it.

Charles Sheffield

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Charles Sheffield (25 June 1935 – 2 November 2002) was an English-born mathematician, physicist and science fiction writer who served as a President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and of the American Astronautical Society.

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Alternative Names: Charles A. Sheffield • James Kirkwood

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An old axiom: when you are totally confused, don’t make things worse by talking.

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