Wernher von Braun — "Basic research is what I am doing when I don't know what I am doing."

Basic research is what I am doing when I don't know what I am doing.
Wernher von Braun — Wernher von Braun Modern · Rocket engineer, space program

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A somewhat humorous but insightful take on the nature of fundamental scientific inquiry.

Date: Mid-20th century (cited in 1957)

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