Quote of the day
A people's literature is the great textbook for real knowledge of them. The writings of the day show the quality of the people, as no historical reconstruction can.
Charles-Augustin de Coulomb
Born: June 14, 1736
Died: August 23, 1806 (aged 70)
Bio: Charles-Augustin de Coulomb was a French physicist. He was best known for developing Coulomb's law, the definition of the electrostatic force of attraction and repulsion, but also did important work on friction.