Quote of the day
Bring me men to match my mountains,
Bring me men to match my plains,
Men with empires in their purpose,
And new eras in their brains.
Alfred Rupert Hall

Born: July 26, 1920
Died: February 5, 2009 (aged 88)
Bio: Alfred Rupert Hall was a prominent British historian of science, known as editor of a collection of Isaac Newton's unpublished scientific papers, and Newton's correspondence, in 1977.
Known for:
- Isaac Newton: Adventurer in Thought (1992)
- From Galileo to Newton, 1630-1720 (1962)
- The Revolution in Science 1500 - 1750 (1983)