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.
François Guizot
Born: October 4, 1787
Died: September 12, 1874 (aged 86)
Bio: François Pierre Guillaume Guizot was a French historian, orator, and statesman. Guizot was a dominant figure in French politics prior to the Revolution of 1848.
Known for:
- The History of Civilization in Europe
- Nations of the World: France