Quote of the day
Look in the mirror. The face that pins you with its double gaze reveals a chastening secret. You are looking into a predator's eyes. Most predators have eyes set right on the front of their heads, so they can use binocular vision to sight and track their prey.
Osborne Reynolds
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:
- Memoir of James Prescott Joule (1892)
- Triple-expansion Engines and Engine-trials (1890)
- Biography of James Prescott Joule
- Papers on Mechanical and Physical Subjects (1900)