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.
Booker T. Washington
Born: April 5, 1856
Died: November 14, 1915 (aged 59)
Bio: Booker Taliaferro Washington was an African-American educator, author, orator, and advisor to presidents of the United States. Between 1890 and 1915, Washington was the dominant leader in the African-American community.
Known for:
- Up from Slavery (1901)
- The Future of the American Negro (1899)
- Character Building (1902)
- My larger education (1911)
- The Negro Problem (1903)
Booker T. Washington Quotes