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From: robic...@freedom.msfc.nasa.gov (Paul Robichaux)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.misc
Subject: Re: Quote attribution
Message-ID: <1991Oct22.184245.6641@freedom.msfc.nasa.gov>
Date: 22 Oct 91 18:42:45 GMT
References: <58886@apple.Apple.COM>
Organization: New Technology, Inc.
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In <58...@apple.Apple.COM> fl...@apple.com (Charles Flaig) writes:
>Who originally came up with the quote "Any sufficiently advanced technology
>is indistinguishable from magic"?  I would like to find out the author's name,
>the book title, year it was printed, and any correction to the quote if I got
>it wrong.  I suspect Niven, Clark, or Asimov, but haven't been able to track
>it down....

Close... it was indded Arthur C. Clarke.

-Paul

>Thanks in advance,

>--Charles
>  fl...@apple.com
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