Quote of the day
At last, in 1611, was made, under the auspices of King James, the famous King James version; and this is the great literary monument of the English language.
I. Bernard Cohen
Born: March 1, 1914
Died: June 20, 2003 (aged 89)
Bio: Ierome Bernard Cohen was the Victor S. Thomas Professor of the history of science at Harvard University and the author of many books on the history of science and, in particular, Isaac Newton.
Known for:
- Revolution in science (1985)
- The Birth of a New Physics (1960)
- The Newtonian revolution (1980)
- Science and the founding fathers (1995)
- The Triumph of Numbers