I soon became convinced... that all the theorizing would be empty brain exercise and therefore a waste of time unless one first ascertained what the population of the universe really consists of.
Fritz ZwickyAbout author
- Author's profession: Scientist
- Nationality: swiss
- Born: February 14, 1898
- Died: February 8, 1974
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