"The urge to miniaturize electronics did not exist before the space program. I mean our grandparents had radios that was furniture in the living room. Nobody at the time was saying, 'Gee, I want to carry that in my pocket.' Which is a non-thought."
American astrophysicist and science communicator. He serves as director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York and has hosted and produced science programming and media. He is widely known for public education work in astronomy.