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Henry ("Hank") T. Davis
(1944 - )

American author whose science fiction stories were first published in 1968, leading to a career in writing and editing. For example, his short story, To Plant a Seed, was published in the science fiction anthology Orbit 11 in 1972.

Science Quotes by Henry ("Hank") T. Davis (1)

If the human race ever stops acting on the basis of what it thinks it knows, paralyzed by fear that its knowledge may be wrong, then Homo sapiens will be making its application for membership in the dinosaur club.
— Henry ("Hank") T. Davis
To Plant a Seed (1972). In Gary Westfahl, Science Fiction Quotations: From the Inner Mind to the Outer Limits (2006), 2.
See also:  |  Action (5)  |  Enquiry (34)  |  Knowledge (124)


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