Quote of the day
Science makes no pretension to eternal truth or absolute truth; some of its rivals do. That science is in some respects inhuman may be the secret of its success in alleviating human misery and mitigating human stupidity.
Geoffrey Burbidge

Born: September 24, 1925
Died: January 26, 2010 (aged 84)
Bio: Geoffrey Ronald Burbidge was an English astronomy professor and theoretical astrophysicist, most recently at the University of California, San Diego. He was married to astrophysicist Margaret Burbidge.