Just as the water of a river near its mouth, in its final form, is composed largely of many tributaries, so an idea, in its final form, is composed largely of later additions.
About Willy Ley
Willy Otto Oskar Leywas a German and American science writer and proponent of cryptozoology. The crater Ley on the far side of the Moon is named in his honor.
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The study of an idea is, of necessity, the story of many things.
German-American science and science-fiction writer (1906-1969)
Just as the water of a river near its mouth, in its final form, is composed largely of many tributaries, so an idea, in its final form, is composed largely of later additions.
German-American science and science-fiction writer (1906-1969)
Ideas, like large rivers, never have just one source.
German-American science and science-fiction writer (1906-1969)