Fritjof Capra
Fritjof Capra | |
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Capra in 2010 | |
| Born | February 1, 1939 Vienna, Austria |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna |
| Known for | Ecoliteracy |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics, systems theory |
| Institutions | U.C. Santa Cruz, U.C. Berkeley, San Francisco State University |
| Writing career | |
| Notable works | The Tao of Physics The Turning Point |
Fritjof Capra (born February 1, 1939) is an Austrian-born American author, physicist, systems theorist and deep ecologist. In 1995, he became a founding director of the Center for Ecoliteracy in Berkeley, California. He was on the faculty of Schumacher College which was disestablished in 2024.
Capra is the author of several books, including The Tao of Physics (1975), The Turning Point (1982), Uncommon Wisdom (1988), The Web of Life (1996), and The Hidden Connections (2002), and co-author of The Systems View of Life (2014).