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Astronomy Quote Quiz: Name the Author

Question # 47 (October 9 - October 23, 2001)

Q: Who said:
Science is always wrong. It never solves a problem without raising ten more problems. Copernicus proved Ptolemy was wrong. Kepler proved that Copernicus was wrong. Galileo proved that Aristotle was wrong.

Carl Sagan: bar 23.3% 38
George Bernard Shaw: bar 27% 44
Isaac Newton: bar 27% 44
Richard Feynmann: bar 22.7% 37

Total Votes: 170

The correct author is George Bernard Shaw


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