Quote of the day
It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from the dreary vacuum of idleness.
Robert Angus Smith

Born: February 15, 1817
Died: May 12, 1884 (aged 67)
Bio: Angus Smith FRS was a Scottish chemist, who investigated numerous environmental issues. He is known for his research on air pollution in 1852, in the course of which he discovered what came to be known as acid rain. He is sometimes referred to as the 'Father of Acid Rain'.
Known for:
- Disinfectants and Disinfection (1869)
- Loch Etive and the Sons of Uisnach (1879)