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I didn't expect such a huge reaction, but I knew I was doing something different to everything else that was happening at the time.
The tendency of modern scientific teaching is to neglect the great books, to lay far too much stress upon relatively unimportant modern work, and to present masses of detail of doubtful truth and questionable weight in such a way as to obscure principles.
Khandi Alexander, Dancer (1957) |
Phoebe Cary, Poet (1824) |
Max Delbruck, Scientist (1906) |
Bob Filner, Politician (1942) |
Ray Floyd, Athlete (1942) |
Raymond Floyd, Athlete (1942) |
Ken Harrelson, Athlete (1941) |
Paul Harvey, Journalist (1918) |
Ivan Illich, Sociologist (1926) |
Bernard Kerik, Public Servant (1955) |
Creighton Abrams, Soldier (1974) |
Marcel Achard, Playwright (1974) |
Edward Eggleston, Editor (1902) |
Hans Eysenck, Psychologist (1997) |
Steve Irwin, Scientist (2006) |
Walter Kaufmann, Philosopher (1980) |