Quote of the day
It goes without saying that the desire to accomplish the task with more confidence, to avoid wasting time and labour, and to spare our experimental animals as much as possible, made us strictly observe all the precautions taken by surgeons in respect to their patients.
Samuel Wilson
Born: September 13, 1766
Died: July 31, 1854 (aged 87)
Bio: Samuel Wilson was a meat packer from Troy, New York whose name is purportedly the source of the personification of the United States known as "Uncle Sam".







