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This is absolutely incredible. I’ve never read Asimov beyond one or two short stories, now I feel compelled to read his grander works. What an insanely keen min
by jquery 6y ago
This is absolutely incredible. I’ve never read Asimov beyond one or two short stories, now I feel compelled to read his grander works. What an insanely keen mind.
- himinlomax 6y agoBe sure to read his paper on the properties of resublimated thiotimoline. It's a disgrace he never got a Nobel prize for this.
- baxtr 6y agoNice way to spread the story :)
- eindiran 6y agoIn case anyone was wondering what this referred to (like I did): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiotimoline https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiotimoline > Thiotimoline is a fictitious chemical compound conceived by American biochemist and science fiction author Isaac Asimov. It was first described in a spoof scientific paper titled "The Endochronic Properties of Resublimated Thiotimoline" in 1948. The major peculiarity of the chemical is its "endochronicity": it starts dissolving before it makes contact with water. > Asimov went on to write three additional short stories, each describing different properties or uses of thiotimoline.
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