Quote of the day
A great deal of talent is lost to the world for the want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves a number of obscure men who have only remained obscure because their timidity has prevented them from making a first effort.
Lewis Strauss
Born: January 31, 1896
Died: January 21, 1974 (aged 77)
Bio: Lewis Lichtenstein Strauss was a Jewish American businessman, philanthropist, public official, and naval officer. He was a major figure in the development of nuclear weapons and nuclear power in the United States.
Known for:
- Tristes Tropiques (1955)
- The Savage Mind (1962)
- The Raw and the Cooked (1964)
- Anthropologie structurale deux (1973)
- Myth and Meaning







