Quote of the day
It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from the dreary vacuum of idleness.
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