Quote of the day
The [Nobel ]prize is such an extraordinary honor. It might seem unfair, however, to reward a person for having so much pleasure over the years, asking the maize plant to solve specific problems and then watching its responses.
Jesse Lee Bennett

Born: July 13, 1769
Died: July 10, 1842 (aged 72)
Bio: Dr. Jesse Bennett of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was the first American physician to perform a successful Caesarean section, which he performed on his own wife at the birth of their only child on January 14, 1794.






