Quote of the day
What we observe is not nature itself but nature exposed to our method of questioning. Our scientific work in physics consists in asking questions about nature in the language that we possess and trying to get an answer from experiment by the means that are at our disposal.
Tristan Jones

Born: May 8, 1924
Died: June 21, 1995 (aged 71)
Bio: Arthur Jones, pen name Tristan Jones was a British mariner and author. He spent most of his life at sea, first in the British Royal Navy, and then sailing in small yachts for various purposes, including self-appointed adventure trips.
Known for:
- The Incredible Voyage (1977)
- Saga of a Wayward Sailor (1979)
- Outward Leg (1985)
- The improbable voyage (1986)
- A steady trade (1982)