“The greatest single achievement of science in this most scientifically eloquent of centuries is the discovery that we are profoundly ignorant; we know very little about nature and we understand even less.”

About Lewis Thomas

Scientist • American

Lewis Thomas was an American physician, poet, and essayist known for his insightful and gracefully written works on biology and medicine. His most famous book, "The Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology Watcher," won a...