Quote of the day
In the past the man has been first; in the future the system must be first. This in no sense, however, implies that great men are not needed. On the contrary, the first object of any good system must be that of developing first-class men
Joan Slonczewski

Born: 1956 (age 69)
Bio: Joan Lyn Slonczewski is an American microbiologist at Kenyon College and a science fiction writer who explores biology and space travel. Her books have twice earned the John W.
Known for:
- Microbiology: An Evolving Science (2008)
- A Door into Ocean (1986)
- The Highest Frontier (2011)
- Brain plague (2000)
- Daughter of Elysium (1993)