As the scene of life would be more the cold emptiness of space than the warm, dense atmosphere of planets, the advantage of containing no organic material at all, so as to be independent of both these conditions, would be increasingly felt.
-- John Desmond Bernal
   
John Desmond Bernal   Name:
John Desmond Bernal
Type:
Scientist
Nationality:
Irish
Birth:
May 10, 1901
Death:
September 15, 1971
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