Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Gentry Lee

Born: 1942 (age 83)
Bio: Bert Gentry Lee is the chief engineer for the Planetary Flight Systems Directorate at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and also a science fiction writer.
Known for:
- Rama II (1989)
- The Garden of Rama (1991)
- Rama Revealed (1993)
- Bright Messengers (1995)
- Double Full Moon Night (1999)