American Philosopher of science. He was one of the pioneers of the logical positivist movement.
He earned his Ph.D. at Columbia University in 1931, where his dissertation focused on the concept of measurement.
He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1977.
He was the son of Frida Weiss and the father of Alexander and Sidney Nagel.
He was a Philosopher during the same era as Alan Watts.
