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.
John Gibson Paton
Born: May 24, 1824
Died: January 28, 1907 (aged 82)
Bio: John Gibson Paton, born in Scotland, was a Protestant missionary to the New Hebrides Islands of the South Pacific. He brought to the natives of the New Hebrides education and Christianity. He developed small industries for them, such as hat making.
Known for:
- John G. Paton
- The Story of John G. Paton
- Thirty Years Among South Seas Cannibals