C. P. Snow

"When you think of the long and gloomy history of man, you will find more hideous crimes have been committed in the name of obedience than have ever been committed in the name of rebellion."

About C. P. Snow

''Charles Percy Snow, Baron Snow'' CBE (15 October 1905&ndash;1 July 1980) was an English physicist and novelist, who also served several important positions in the UK government.<ref name=Columbia>'The Columbia Encyclopedia' (6<sup>th</sup> Edition, 2001-2005). "[http://www.bartleby.com/65/sn/Snow-CP.html Snow, C. P.]" Accessed 26 July 2007.</ref> He is perhaps best known for a series of novels known collectively as 'Strangers and Brothers', and for "The Two Cultures", a 1959 lecture in which he laments the gulf between scientists and "literary intellectuals"<ref></ref>.

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