Quote of the day
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them. With Major Major it had been all three. Based on quote from Shakespeare, Twelfth Night Act II, scene v: Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em.
David Goodstein

Born: April 5, 1939
Died: April 10, 2024 (aged 85)
Bio: David Louis Goodstein was an American physicist and educator. From 1988 to 2007 he served as Vice-provost of the California Institute of Technology, where he was also a professor of physics and applied physics.
Known for:
- Out of Gas: The End of the Age of Oil (2004)
- Feynman's Lost Lecture (1996)
- Thermal Physics: Energy and Entropy (2015)
- States of Matter (1975)






