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We don't want to conquer the cosmos, we simply want to extend the boundaries of Earth to the frontiers of the cosmos.

Stanislaw Lem

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Stanislaw Lem
Age: 84 †
Born: 1921
Born: September 12
Died: 2006
Died: March 27
Essayist
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Philosopher
Physician
Playwright
Poet
Researcher
Satirist
Science Fiction Writer
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Writer
Lemberg
Austria
Stanislaw Lem
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Stanislav Lem
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Boundaries
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