Quote of the day
The passionate controversies of one era are viewed as sterile preoccupations by another, for knowledge alters what we seek as well as what we find.
Hyron Spinrad

Born: February 17, 1934
Died: December 7, 2015 (aged 81)
Bio: Hyron Spinrad was an American astronomer. His research has ranged from the study of planet atmospheres to the evolution of galaxies. From 2010 until his death in late 2015 he was an emeritus professor of astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley.






