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The discoverer of a law is he who first generalizes whether he has or has not taken part in the discovery of the facts on which the generalization is made.

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Osborne Reynolds

Osborne Reynolds
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Born: August 23, 1842
Died: February 21, 1912 (aged 69)
Bio: Osborne Reynolds FRS was a prominent innovator in the understanding of fluid dynamics. Separately, his studies of heat transfer between solids and fluids brought improvements in boiler and condenser design.
Known for:
  1. Memoir of James Prescott Joule (1892)
  2. Triple-expansion Engines and Engine-trials (1890)
  3. Biography of James Prescott Joule
  4. Papers on Mechanical and Physical Subjects (1900)

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