Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
John L. Heilbron

Born: March 17, 1934
Died: November 5, 2023 (aged 89)
Bio: John Lewis Heilbron was an American historian of science best known for his work in the history of physics and the history of astronomy.
Known for:
- The Sun in the Church (1999)
- Geometry civilized (1998)
- Electricity in the 17th and 18th centuries (1979)