Quote of the day
How full of trifles everything is! It is only one's thoughts that fill a room with something more than furniture.
Jan Swammerdam
Born: February 12, 1637
Died: February 17, 1680 (aged 43)
Bio: Jan Swammerdam was a Dutch biologist and microscopist. His work on insects demonstrated that the various phases during the life of an insect egg, larva, pupa, and adult are different forms of the same animal.