Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Roger Adams
Born: January 2, 1889
Died: July 6, 1971 (aged 82)
Bio: Roger Adams was an American organic chemist. He is best known for the eponymous Adams' catalyst, and his work did much to determine the composition of naturally occurring substances such as complex vegetable oils and plant alkaloids.
Known for:
- The Biochemistry of the Nucleic Acids
- Organic Syntheses -
- Artist of Life: Festival of Youth