Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Charles S. Slichter

Born: 1864
Died: 1946 (aged 82)
Bio: Charles Sumner Slichter was a mathematician and physicist. His most notable scholarly contribution focused on hydrogeology where he developed a method of quantifying the velocity of ground-water underflow in river valleys.
Known for:
- The Underflow of the South Platte Valley