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.
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Bio: Alfred Rupert Hall was a prominent British historian of science, known as editor of a collection of Isaac Newton's unpublished scientific papers, and Newton's correspondence, in 1977.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)