Author

Books by David S. Landes

David S. Landes (1924–2013) was Coolidge Professor of History and Professor of Economics Emeritus at Harvard University, and one of the leading economic historians of the twentieth century. He was known for his work on European industrialization, the history of clocks (Revolution in Time), and banking history (The Unbound Prometheus). Landes spent his career at Berkeley and Harvard and wrote economic history for general audiences without sacrificing rigor. The Wealth and Poverty of Nations, published in 1998, was his most ambitious work, offering a cultural explanation for global economic divergence.