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.
Xiang Lanxin

Born: April 4, 1956 (age 69)
Bio: Xiang Lanxin is a Professor of International History and Politics at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies of Geneva. Professor Xiang obtained his PhD at The Johns Hopkins University.
Known for:
- The Origins of the Boxer War (2003)
- Recasting the imperial Far East (1995)
- Mao's generals (1998)