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.
Joseph Paxton

Born: August 3, 1803
Died: June 8, 1865 (aged 61)
Bio: Sir Joseph Paxton was an English gardener, architect and Member of Parliament, best known for designing the Crystal Palace, and for cultivating the Cavendish banana, the most consumed banana in the western world.
Known for:
- The Crystal Palace
- Chatsworth House
- Mentmore Towers
- Emperor Fountain
- Lismore Castle