"But the fact that some geniuses were…" — Carl Sagan

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Mais le fait que certains génies aient été raillés n'implique pas que tous ceux qui sont raillés soient des génies. Ils ont ri de Colomb, ils ont ri de Fulton, ils ont ri des frères Wright. Mais ils ont aussi ri de Bozo le Clown.

Carl Sagan Astronomer

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