Fritjof Capra
Physicist, systems theorist and author
Fritjof Capra is an Austrian-born American physicist and systems theorist who wrote The Tao of Physics. He was one of the founding directors of the Center for Ecoliteracy.
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Austrian Born 1939 in Vienna, Austria
About Fritjof Capra
Fritjof Capra was born in Vienna on February 1, 1939. He is a physicist, systems theorist and deep ecologist who earned a doctorate in theoretical physics at the University of Vienna, and he writes and lectures about the philosophy behind modern science. In 1995 Capra became one of the founding directors of the Center for Ecoliteracy in Berkeley, California. He was also a member of the faculty at Schumacher College. Besides The Tao of Physics, published in 1975, he wrote The Turning Point, Uncommon Wisdom, The Web of Life and The Hidden Connections. He also co-wrote The Systems View of Life with Pier Luigi Luisi.