Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Jean-Pierre Luminet

Born: June 3, 1951 (age 73)
Bio: Jean-Pierre Luminet is a French astrophysicist, writer and poet, specialized in black holes and cosmology. He works as research director for the CNRS, and is a member of the Laboratoire Univers et Théories of the observatory of Paris-Meudon.