Quote of the day
It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck.
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)