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.
Frederick Grinnell

Born: 1836
Died: 1905 (aged 69)
Bio: Frederick Grinnell was a pioneer in fire safety and was the creator of the first practical automatic fire sprinkler.






