Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge. — Carl Sagan · Smartyfair

Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.

Carl Sagan1934–1996 · scientist · 1900s USACarl Sagan was an astronomer who helped millions of people fall in love with the stars.13 quotes

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Science is a way of thinking, not just a pile of facts.

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What turned up: "Can We Know the Universe?: Reflections on a Grain of Salt," in Broca's Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science (Random House, 1979), p. 13
Occasion: 1979
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