Quote of the day
The [Nobel ]prize is such an extraordinary honor. It might seem unfair, however, to reward a person for having so much pleasure over the years, asking the maize plant to solve specific problems and then watching its responses.
Charles Tomlinson

Born: January 8, 1927
Died: August 22, 2015 (aged 88)
Bio: Alfred Charles Tomlinson, CBE was a British poet, translator, academic and illustrator. He was born in Penkhull, and grew up in Basford, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Known for:
- The vineyard above the sea
- Airborn Hijos Del Aire
- Cracks in the Universe (Oxford Poets
- Amusements in Chess (1845)






