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.
Laura E. Richards
Born: February 27, 1850
Died: January 14, 1943 (aged 92)
Bio: Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards was an American writer. She wrote more than 90 books including biographies, poetry, and several for children.
Known for:
- Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910 (1916)
- Captain January (1890)
- Queen Hildegarde (1889)
- The Green Satin Gown (1903)
- The golden windows (1903)