Quote of the day
What we observe is not nature itself but nature exposed to our method of questioning. Our scientific work in physics consists in asking questions about nature in the language that we possess and trying to get an answer from experiment by the means that are at our disposal.
Richard Sennett
Born: January 1, 1943 (age 82)
Bio: Richard Sennett is the Centennial Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics and University Professor of the Humanities at New York University. Sennett has studied social ties in cities, and the effects of urban living on individuals in the modern world.
Known for:
- The Craftsman (2008)
- The Culture of the New Capitalism (2006)
- The Fall of Public Man (1977)
- The hidden injuries of class (1972)