Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Thomas Eisner
Born: June 25, 1929
Died: March 25, 2011 (aged 81)
Bio: Thomas Eisner was a German-American entomologist and ecologist, known as the "father of chemical ecology." He was a Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Chemical Ecology at Cornell University, and Director of the Cornell Institute for Research in Chemical Ecology.
Known for:
- For Love of Insects (2003)
- Secret weapons (2005)
- Eisner's World: Life Through Many Lenses (2009)
- Chromatic Fantasy (2000)
- Insect World