Jack Parsons

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    That is the man all tattered and torn
    That kissed the maiden all forlorn
    Mother Goose (fl. 17th–18th century. The House That Jack Built (l. 29–30)

    Science is intimately integrated with the whole social structure and cultural tradition. They mutually support one other—only in certain types of society can science flourish, and conversely without a continuous and healthy development and application of science such a society cannot function properly.
    —Talcott Parsons (1902–1979)