Quote of the day
An archaeologist is the best husband any woman can have; the older she gets, the more interested he is in her.
Basil John Mason

Born: August 18, 1923
Died: January 6, 2015 (aged 91)
Bio: Sir John Mason is an expert on cloud physics and former Director of the UK Meteorological Office. His work includes the Mason Equation, giving the growth or evaporation of small water droplets.
Known for:
- The physics of clouds (1957)
- Clouds, rain, and rainmaking (1962)
- The Surface Waters Acidification Programme (1990)






