Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Bernard Brodie
Born: May 20, 1910
Died: November 24, 1978 (aged 68)
Bio: Bernard Brodie was an American military strategist well known for establishing the basics of nuclear strategy.
Known for:
- Strategy in the missile age (1959)
- War and politics (1973)
- From crossbow to H-bomb (1962)
- Escalation and the nuclear option (1966)
- A guide to naval strategy (1944)