"Now, confronted by the lethal radiations of open space and the fantastic speeds of his machines, he has to invent new electronic controls that operated faster than his nerves, and he must shield his naked body against atomic radiation by the use of protective metals. Already he is physically antique in this robot world he has created."

The Immense Journey, p. 89

"Bacon envisioned science as a powerful and enlightened servant – but never the master-of-man."

The Night Country, p. 130