Quote by: Jacques Monod

In science there is and will remain a Platonic element which could not be taken away without ruining it. Among the infinite diversity of singular phenomena science can only look for invariants.


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Author Bio


  • NameJacques Monod
  • DescriptionFrench biologist
  • BornFebruary 9, 1910
  • DiedMay 31, 1976
  • CountryFrance
  • ProfessionPhilosopher; Biologist; Biochemist; Geneticist; Physician
  • AwardsOfficer Of The Legion Of Honour; Croix De Guerre 1939–1945; Knight Of The Order Of Academic Palms; Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine; Médaille De La Résistance; Carus Medal; Marjory Stephenson Prize