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.
Jean-Martin Charcot
Born: November 29, 1825
Died: August 16, 1893 (aged 67)
Bio: Jean-Martin Charcot was a French neurologist and professor of anatomical pathology. He is known as "the founder of modern neurology", and his name has been associated with at least 15 medical eponyms, including Charcot Marie Tooth disease and Charcot disease.
Known for:
- Clinical lectures on the diseases of old age
- Charcot in Morocco