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Birth
Nancy Cartwright was born January 24th, 1944 in Pennsylvania. She is still alive today at the age of 78 and lives with her husband in San Diego where she is still a professor. -
University of Maryland
Cartwright served as faculty for the University of Maryland from 1971-1973. -
Stanford University
Cartwright was faculty at University of Stanford from 1973-1991. -
How the Laws of Physics Lie
Cartwright published her most well-known series of essays titled How the laws of Physics Lie, where she proposed that the fundamental truths of physics are not entirely true. This was a radical idea at the time because most philosophers believed a certain depth of physics to be true. -
London School of Economics
Professor Nancy Cartwright assumed a position at the London School of Economics as professor of philosophy in the Department of Philosophy, Logic, and Scientific Method. -
Director of LSE Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science
Cartwright took the position of director at the LSE Centre. -
University of California at San Diego
Professor of Philosophy at UC San Diego. -
The Dappled World
Cartwright published her book, the Dappled World, where she continued her arguments against fundamentalism.