A (presumably autobiographical) character in one of astrophysicist Fred Hoyle's novels opined the following. "I figure that if to be totally known and totally loved is worth 100, and to be totally unknown and totally unloved is worth 0, then to be totally known and totally unloved must be worth at least 50."
Hoyle's Social Network Theorem
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Social Network TheoryThis entry contributed by Jonathan Vos Post (author's link)
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References
Gordon, B. B. (Ed.). Songs from Unsung Worlds. Boston, MA: Birkhäuser, 1985.Post, J. V. and Feynman, R. "Footnote to Feynman." Engineering & Science (Caltech Newsletter) 46, No. 5, p. 28, May 1983.Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha
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