Quote by: Francois Jacob

What man seeks, to the point of anguish, in his gods, in his art, in his science, is meaning. He cannot bear the void. He pours meaning on events like salt on his food.


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Author Bio


  • NameFrancois Jacob
  • DescriptionFrench biologist
  • BornJune 17, 1920
  • DiedApril 19, 2013
  • CountryFrance
  • ProfessionBiochemist; University Professor; Geneticist; Physiologist; Autobiographer
  • AwardsNobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine; Grand Prix Charles-Leopold Mayer; Grand Cross Of The Legion Of Honour; Croix De Guerre 1939–1945; Grand Officer Of The National Order Of Merit; Companion Of The Liberation