Basic research is what I am doing when I don't know what I am doing.

Wernher von Braun

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Research

Speaker

Wernher von Braun

Source

A Random Walk in Science

Language

English

Time

1973 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Scientist Engineer

From

Germany Europe

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Citation

Von Braun, Werner. Quoted in A Random Walk in Science, edited by Eric Mendoza. Institute of Physics Publishing, 1973. Originally stated during an interview with The New York Times, 16 Dec. 1957.

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Susan Sontag
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