Daniel J. Boorstin
Sign in to saveAlso known as Daniel Joseph Boorstin, Daniel Boorstin
American historian (1914–2004)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- October 1, 1914
- Died
- February 28, 2004
- Works
- 146
Top works
- The Landmark History of the American People - Volume 2
- The mysterious science of the law
- Anti-Semitism, a threat to democracy
- The elusiveness of Mr. Justice Holmes
- Teacher's guide to A history of the United States
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1965-07-31
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 30
- Total plays
- 223
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Fiji: an open-source platform for biological-image analysis
· 2012 · cited 66,856x
- Cytoscape: A Software Environment for Integrated Models of Biomolecular Interaction Networks
· 2003 · cited 45,742x
- UCSF Chimera—A visualization system for exploratory research and analysis
· 2004 · cited 44,326x
- Prospect Theory: An Analysis of Decision under Risk
· 1979 · cited 40,268x
- MEGA6: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis Version 6.0
· 2013 · cited 34,830x
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Quotes
- “Education is learning what you didn't even know you didn't know.”
- “The great obstacle to discovering the shape of the earth, the continents, and the oceans was not ignorance, but the illusion of knowledge.”
- “Technology is so much fun but we can drown in our technology. The fog of information can drive out knowledge.”
- “I write to discover what I think. After all, the bars aren't open that early.”
- “These creators, makers of the new, can never become obsolete, for in the arts there is no correct answer. The story of discoverers could be told in simple chronological order, since the latest science replaces what went before. But the arts are another story — a story of infinite addition. We must find order in the random flexings of the imagination.”
- “The history of Western science confirms the aphorism that the great menace to progress is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge.”
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Joseph
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Atlanta
- Place of death
- Washington, D.C.
- Occupation
- philosopher
- Position held
- Librarian of Congress
- Educated at
- Harvard University
- Employer
- Swarthmore College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Sciences
- Image
- Daniel Boorstin.jpg
- Residence
- Atlanta
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- Commons category
- Daniel J. Boorstin
- date of birth
- 1914-10-01
- date of death
- 2004-02-28
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1941-00-00
- name in native language
- Daniel Joseph Boorstin
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