Quote of the day
The people currently in charge have forgotten the first principle of an open society, namely that we may be wrong and that there has to be free discussion. That it's possible to be opposed to the policies without being unpatriotic.
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)







