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.
Francis Sears

Born: October 1, 1898
Died: November 12, 1975 (aged 77)
Bio: Francis Weston Sears was an American physicist. He was a professor of physics at MIT for 35 years before moving to Dartmouth College in 1956 and is best known for co-authoring University Physics, an introductory physics textbook, with Mark Zemansky.
Known for:
- University Physics (1949)
- College Physics (1948)
- Study Guide to Accompany College Physics
- Mechanics, heat and sound (1944)