Quote of the day
Time and trouble will tame an advanced young woman, but an advanced old woman is uncontrollable by any earthly force.
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)