Quote of the day
Dumbledore: It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.
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.