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.
Gerard Kuiper
Born: December 7, 1905
Died: December 23, 1973 (aged 68)
Bio: Gerard Peter Kuiper was a Dutch American astronomer, planetary scientist, selenographer, author and professor. He is the eponymous namesake of the Kuiper belt. Kuiper is considered by many to be the father of modern planetary science.