Quote of the day
What we observe is not nature itself but nature exposed to our method of questioning. Our scientific work in physics consists in asking questions about nature in the language that we possess and trying to get an answer from experiment by the means that are at our disposal.
Alfred Jarry
Born: September 8, 1873
Died: November 1, 1907 (aged 34)
Bio: Alfred Jarry was a French symbolist writer who is best known for his play Ubu Roi. He also coined the term and philosophical concept of 'pataphysics.
Known for:
- Ubu Roi (1896)
- Supermale (1902)
- Caesar Antichrist
- Adventures in 'pataphysics