Quote of the day
Everyone confesses in the abstract that exertion which brings out all the powers of body and mind is the best thing for us all; but practically most people do all they can to get rid of it, and as a general rule nobody does much more than circumstances drive them to do.
Marvin L. Cohen

Born: March 3, 1935 (age 90)
Bio: Marvin L. Cohen is a Canadian-born and materials science at the University of California, Berkeley. Nobel laureate Robert B. Laughlin studied under John D. Joannopoulos, a student of Cohen's.
Known for:
- Fundamentals of Condensed Matter Physics (2016)
- How to Outthink a Wall: An Anthology (2016)
- Plays from the New York Shakespeare Festival (1986)






