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Science, my boy, is composed of errors, but errors that it is right to make, for they lead step by step to the truth.
— Jules Verne
Journey to the Centre of the Earth, translated by William Butcher |
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Did you ever wonder as a kid what makes the grass grow or how Saturn got its rings? Today, science is making a difference in everything we do, from bio-fuels to medicines - and even includes advancements that aren't practical now, but that may have a lasting impact on our future. |
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I have always fancied that the end of the world will be when some enormous boiler, heated to three thousand millions of atmospheric pressure, shall explode and blow up the globe.
— Jules Verne
Five Weeks in a Balloon |
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Technology is moving at an ever-increasing pace. What just a generation ago took rooms full of equipment can now be implanted under a person's skin. Experiments have allowed the deaf to hear and the limbless to feel. But beyond that, the technology that is currently being developed will bring us to our next evolutionary steps. |
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The past is the beginning of the beginning and all that is and has been is but the twilight of the dawn.
— H.G. Wells
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Many times, whether we realize it or not, it truly is our ability to imagine that drives our progress. Whether used to entertain, educate, or challenge ourselves, escapism offers us new worlds to explore. Future, historical, science- fiction, or fantasy, it's our love of imagination that allows us to think beyond today and yesterday, into tomorrow and beyond. |
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The path of least resistance is the path of the loser.
— H.G. Wells
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Be it board games or video games, we know that play is important to society. The phrase "work hard, play hard" means as much to geek professionals as it does to any avid sports fan. |
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