Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Manjit Kumar

Born: 1963 (age 62)
Bio: Manjit Kumar wrote the popular science book Quantum which was shortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction, 2009. and was also co-author of the book Science and the Retreat from Reason.