Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Jacob Rabinow

Born: 1910
Died: 1999 (aged 89)
Bio: Jacob Rabinow was an engineer and inventor. He earned a total of 229 U.S. patents on a variety of mechanical, optical and electrical devices.