Quote of the day
Good authors, too, who once knew better words
Now only use four-letter words
Writing prose —
Anything goes.
Evelyn Fox Keller
Born: March 20, 1936
Died: September 22, 2023 (aged 87)
Bio: Evelyn Fox Keller was an American physicist, author and feminist. She was Professor Emerita of History and Philosophy of Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Keller's early work concentrated at the intersection of physics and biology.
Known for:
- A feeling for the organism (1983)
- The Century of the Gene (2000)
- Reflections on Gender and Science (1985)
- Making Sense of Life (2002)