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Astronomy Quote Quiz: Name the Author

Question # 32 (Dec 21 - Jan 17, 2001)

Q: Who wrote:
The effort to understand the universe is one of the very few things that lifts human life a little above the level of farce, and gives it some of the grace of tragedy.

Stephen Hawking: bar 21.6% 75
Carl Sagan : bar 41.1% 143
Steven Weinberg: bar 14.1% 49
William Shakespeare: bar 23.3% 81

Total Votes: 364

The correct author is Steven Weinberg from The First Three Minutes


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