Quote of the day
How full of trifles everything is! It is only one's thoughts that fill a room with something more than furniture.
Robert B. Laughlin
Born: November 1, 1950 (age 74)
Bio: Robert Betts Laughlin is the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Physics and Applied Physics at Stanford University. Along with Horst L. Störmer of Columbia University and Daniel C.
Known for:
- A Different Universe (2005)
- Powering the Future: How We Will (eventually) Solve the Energy Crisis and Fuel the Civilization of Tomorrow (2011)
- The crime of reason (2008)