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.
O. Henry
Born: September 11, 1862
Died: June 5, 1910 (aged 47)
Bio: William Sydney Porter, known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer. O. Henry's short stories are known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization, and surprise endings.
Known for:
- The Last Leaf
- The Gift of the Magi
- The Ransom of Red Chief
- After Twenty Years
- A Retrieved Reformation
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