Jack Finney

Person · Open Library

Born

2 Oct 1911

Died

14 Nov 1995

Works

63

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

95

Total plays

1,979

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. A simple method for displaying the hydropathic character of a protein

   · 1982 · cited 18,574x

2. Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

   · 2020 · cited 15,326x

3. The diagnosis of dementia due to Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging‐Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease

   · 2011 · cited 13,247x

4. Accurate structure prediction of biomolecular interactions with AlphaFold 3

   · 2024 · cited 13,226x

5. APACHE II

   · 1985 · cited 13,171x

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Quotes

• ““Sounds impressive. And expensive.”“Not at all.” Danziger shook his head firmly. “It will cost, all told, only a little over three million dollars, less than the cost of two hours of war, and a better buy.””
• “I like women, I never run them down as somehow inferior to men, and I have a contempt for men who do. And I think, for one thing, that women are just as principled as men—but they sure as hell aren’t the same kind of principles.”
• ““Si, a lot of men make far greater sacrifices than he will. For the good of the country.”“But he wouldn’t even be consulted about it!”“Neither are they; they’re drafted into the army.”“Well, maybe they should be asked, too.”He genuinely didn’t understand. “What do you mean?”“Maybe it’s wrong to force a man to join an army and kill other people against his own wishes.”They just looked at me. What I was saying was really incomprehensible to them.”
• ““It’s going too far! My God, look what has already happened. The scientists make fantastic new discoveries which are immediately taken over by a group, almost a breed of men, who always know what’s best for the rest of us. Science learns how to split the atom, and they immediately know that the best thing to do with that new knowledge is to blow up Hiroshima!””
• “Once in a while you’re momentarily conscious of being happy. But I’m superstitious, and I picture Fate—best be respectful, and use a capital F—as a misty presence somewhere up in the sky but not too far away. Always listening, alert and ready to punish forbidden optimism.”
• ““You’re smart, though.”“Well, yes, though I wouldn’t call for a new deal if I were dumb. Because it wouldn’t matter; I’d go along just about the way I do anyway. I’m a simple man, I like the simple life, so there’s no real need to be smart. Kind of a waste, actually. I have to be smart enough to stay simple and not get all dissatisfied. The way I’d be anyway if I were dumb. You follow me?”“I’m not sure. Maybe I’m not smart enough.””

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