Quote of the day
You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true.
You may have to work for it, however.
Benjamin Farrington

Born: 1891
Died: 1974 (aged 83)
Bio: Benjamin Farrington was an Irish scholar and professor of Classics, teaching in Ireland, South Africa, and Great Britain. Although his academic career spanned several disciplines, he is most well known for his contributions to the history of Greek science.
Known for:
- Greek science, its meaning for us (1944)
- Science and politics in the ancient world (1939)
- What Darwin really said (1966)
- Head and hand in ancient Greece (1947)