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Category:	Modern Science Modern Literature
Name:	Baron Charles Percy (C.P.) Snow
Birth Year:	1905
Death Year:	1980
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Biography, Lectures, and Research Links:	Biography Blog Baron Charles Percy (C.P.) Snow SEARCH NOW: by title by author Charles Percy Snow (1905-1980) argued that the intellectual leaders of the day were immoral, anti-intellectual, and anxious to restrict both art and thought. Snow also took note of another divide; that between rich and poor nations. Snow is most noted for his lectures and books regarding his concept of The Two Cultures, in particular The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution (1959). Here he notes that the breakdown of communication between the sciences and the humanities is a major hindrance to solving the world's problems. In particular, Snow argues that the quality of education in the world is on the decline. For example, many scientists have never read Charles Dickens, but literary intellectuals are often unable to describe the Second Law of Thermodynamics. Snow adds: When you think of the long and gloomy history of man, you will find more hideous crimes have been committed in the name of obedience than have ever been committed in the name of rebellion. Snow was also the author of a sequence of political novels, entitled Strangers and Brothers. [This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License and uses material adapted in whole or in part from the Wikipedia article on Baron Charles Percy Snow (C.P.) Snow.] The Great Books: C. P. Snow Please browse our Amazon list of titles about C. P. Snow. For rare and hard to find works we recommend our Alibris list of titles about C. P. Snow. Post Comments, Questions or Suggestions! This database is maintained by Malaspina Great Books.
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