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.
Elizabeth Inchbald
Born: October 15, 1753
Died: August 1, 1821 (aged 67)
Bio: Elizabeth Inchbald was an English novelist, actress, and dramatist. Her two novels are still read today.
Known for:
- A Simple Story (1791)
- Lovers' Vows (1798)
- Nature and Art (1796)
- Such things are (1780)
- Wives as they were, and maids as they are (1797)