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“It (Strayhorn's Compositions) made us all think a little differently about what we were doing”

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Benny Carter was a prominent American jazz saxophonist, composer, and arranger, whose career spanned over seven decades. Born on August 8, 1907, in New York City, Carter was known for his technical prowess and versatility on the saxophone. He collaborated with numerous jazz greats and his compositions and arrangements have had a lasting impact on the genre. more

“The stream of knowledge is heading towards a non-mechanical reality; the universe begins to look more like a great thought than like a machine. Mind no longer appears to be an accidental intruder into the realm of matter...we ought rather hail it as the creator and governor of the realm of matter.”

Mind Looks Matter Reality Universe Ought Machines Creator Realms Streams Governors Jeans Headings Hail Intruders

Book:The Mysterious Universe [New Revised Edition]

Source: The Mysterious Universe [New Revised Edition]

“The reward of the young scientist is the emotional th rill of being the first person in the history of the world to see something or to understand something. Nothing can compare with that experience The reward of the old scientist is the sense of having seen a vague sketch grow into a masterly landscape.”

World Firsts Persons Young Grows Emotional Scientist Rewards Landscape Compare Vague World History First Person

Author:Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin

“Your reward will be the widening of the horizon as you climb. And if you achieve that reward you will ask no other.”

Ifs Asks Achieve Rewards Climbs Horizon

Book:Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: An Autobiography and Other Recollections

Source: Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: An Autobiography and Other Recollections

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