Quote of the day
The [Nobel ]prize is such an extraordinary honor. It might seem unfair, however, to reward a person for having so much pleasure over the years, asking the maize plant to solve specific problems and then watching its responses.
Thomas Cogswell Upham

Born: January 30, 1799
Died: April 2, 1872 (aged 73)
Bio: Thomas Upham was an American philosopher, psychologist, pacifist, poet, author, and educator. He was an important figure in the holiness movement.
Known for:
- Elements of mental philosophy (1828)
- Mental philosophy (1857)
- Christ in the soul
- A treatise on divine union (1851)






