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.
Octavio Paz
Born: March 31, 1914
Died: April 19, 1998 (aged 84)
Bio: Octavio Paz Lozano was a Mexican poet-diplomat and writer. He is considered one of the most influential writers of the 20th century and one of the greatest Hispanic poets of all time.
Known for:
- The Labyrinth of Solitude (1950)
- Piedra de Sol (1957)
- In light of India (1998)
- The Double Flame (1993)
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