Quote of the day
A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading it.
Horace-Bénédict de Saussure

Born: February 17, 1740
Died: January 22, 1799 (aged 58)
Bio: Horace-Bénédict de Saussure was a Genevan and Savoyan geologist, meteorologist, physicist, mountaineer and Alpine explorer, often called the founder of alpinism and modern meteorology, and considered to be the first person to build a successful solar oven.