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.
Hugh McCulloch
Born: December 7, 1808
Died: May 24, 1895 (aged 86)
Bio: Hugh McCulloch was an American statesman who served two non-consecutive terms as U.S. Treasury Secretary under three presidents. He was opposed to the National Banking Act of 1864, and attempted to bring the United States back to the gold standard throughout his career.
Known for:
- ADDRESSES SPEECHES LECTURES &
- QVEST OF HERACLES & OTHER POEM
- MEN & MEASURES OF HALF A CENTU
- Men and measures of half a century (1888)