I wish I had the voice of Homer to sing of ***... - John B. S. Haldane Quotes

John Burdon Sanderson Haldane FRS , known as Jack , was a British-born naturalised Indian scientist. He was a polymath well known for his works in physiology, genetics and evolutionary biology. He was also a mathematician making innovative contributions to statistics and biometry education in India. In addition he was an avid politician and science populariser. He was the recipient of National Order of the Legion of Honour , Darwin Medal , Feltrinelli Prize , and Darwin–Wallace Medal . Nobel laureate Peter Medawar, himself recognised as the "wittiest" or "cleverest man", called Haldane "the cleverest man I ever knew".Arthur C. Clarke credited him as "perhaps the most brilliant scientific populariser of his generation". ...