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Fritjof Capra

Fritjof Capra
Capra in 2010
Born (1939-02-01) February 1, 1939 (age 85)
Vienna, Austria
Alma materUniversity of Vienna
Known forEcoliteracy
Popularizing systems theory[1]
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics, systems theory
InstitutionsU.C. Santa Cruz, U.C. Berkeley, San Francisco State University
Writing career
Notable worksThe Tao of Physics
The Turning Point

Fritjof Capra (born February 1, 1939) is an Austrian-born American author, physicist, systems theorist and deep ecologist.[2] 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).

  1. ^ Capra, Fritjof (1982). The Turning Point, Bantam Books, New York.
  2. ^ Fritjof Capra homepage, retrieved July 14, 2009.

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