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Astronomy Quote Quiz: Name the Author

Question # 65 (September 6 - October 2, 2002)

Q: Who said:
"There is a single light of science, and to brighten it anywhere is to brighten it everywhere."

Marie Curie: bar 23.6% 108
Richard Feynman: bar 40.4% 185
Mary Leakey: bar 16.6% 76
John Wheeler: bar 19.4% 89

Total Votes: 485

The correct author is Physicist John Wheeler, who gave term black holes their name.


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