Quote of the day
Good authors, too, who once knew better words
Now only use four-letter words
Writing prose —
Anything goes.
David Landes
Born: April 29, 1924
Died: August 17, 2013 (aged 89)
Bio: David Saul Landes was a professor of economics and of history at Harvard University. He is the author of Bankers and Pashas, Revolution in Time, The Unbound Prometheus, The Wealth and Poverty of Nations, and Dynasties.
Known for:
- The Wealth and Poverty of Nations (1998)
- The Unbound Prometheus (1969)
- Revolution in Time (1983)