Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Igor Dmitriyevich Novikov
Born: November 10, 1935 (age 89)
Bio: Igor Dmitriyevich Novikov is a Russian theoretical astrophysicist and cosmologist.
Known for:
- The river of time (1998)
- Black holes and the universe (1990)
- Physics of black holes (1989)