Threaded Pearls of Wisdom and Wit: Essential Quotations for Critical Minds

Over 3,500 carefully selected quotations – real pearls of critical human thought – are logically ordered, within each of 260 topical sections, to form a quasi-continuous narrative “thread”, which reads as a virtual discussion of the topic by the wise and the witty.

For this third edition, the collection underwent a thorough review. Besides that, the keystone quotes recalled most often are now typeset in boldface, and the narrative’s twists and turns within some longer threads are marked with three-asterisk lines.

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About the author :
Konstantin K. Likharev is a senior scientist/engineer, author of nearly a dozen published monographs and textbooks, on top of 350+ other research publications. Born in Moscow, Russia, he lived and worked there until 1991, when he moved to the United States to join the faculty of a major research university. Dr. Likharev is a Fellow (honorary member) of the American Physical Society and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.