Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
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