Quote of the day
What we observe is not nature itself but nature exposed to our method of questioning. Our scientific work in physics consists in asking questions about nature in the language that we possess and trying to get an answer from experiment by the means that are at our disposal.
Herbert V. Prochnow

Born: May 19, 1897
Died: September 29, 1998 (aged 101)
Bio: Herbert Victor Prochnow was a U.S. banking executive, noted toastmaster, and author during the middle 20th century. As Vice President of the First National Bank of Chicago, Prochnow wrote several popular books on public speaking.
Known for:
- The Public Speaker's Treasure Chest (1942)
- The Toastmaster's Treasure Chest (1966)
- Dictionary of Wit Wisdom And Satire (1962)
- 1400 Ideas for Speakers and Toastmasters (1964)