Quote of the day
I don't say 'Tis impossible for an impudent man not to rise in the world, but a moderate merit with a large share of impudence is more probable to be advanced than the greatest qualifications without it.
Ithiel de Sola Pool
Born: October 26, 1917
Died: 1984 (aged 66)
Bio: Ithiel de Sola Pool was a revolutionary figure in the field of social sciences. Pool led groundbreaking research on technology and its effects on society.
Known for:
- Technologies of Freedom (1983)
- Forecasting the Telephone (1983)
- Politics in wired nations
- Symbols of democracy (1952)