Lewis Thomas

Bio

(1913-1993) Author. Lewis Thomas was born in Flushing, New York and died in New York City.

Full Name

Lewis Thomas

Locations

Queens

Author's Timeline

1913

Lewis Thomas was born in Flushing, New York, in 1913.

1973

Thomas was president of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan, New York, from 1973 until 1983.

1974

The Lives Of A Cell: Notes Of A Biology Watcher
Viking Press.
0-670-43442-6.
Nonfiction, collection of essays.

1979

The Medusa And The Snail: More Notes Of A Biology Watcher
Viking Press
0-670-46568-2.
Nonfiction, collection of essays.

1983

Late Night Thoughts On Listening To Mahler's Ninth Symphony
Viking Press.
0-670-70390-7.
Nonfiction, collection of essays.

1983

The Youngest Science: Notes Of A Medicine Watcher
Viking Press.
0-670-79533-X.
Autobiography.

1990

Et Cetera, Et Cetera: Notes Of A Word-Watcher
Little Brown & Co.
0-316-84099-8.
Nonfiction.

1992

The Fragile Species
Scribner.
0-684-19420-1.
Nonfiction.

1993

Lewis Thomas died in New York City in 1993.

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