Quote of the day
I wish my deadly foe, no worse
Than want of friends, and empty purse.
Robert Henry Thurston
Born: October 25, 1839
Died: October 25, 1903 (aged 64)
Bio: Robert Henry Thurston was an American engineer, and the first Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology.
Known for:
- A history of the growth of the steam-engine (1878)
- A manual of the steam-engine (1900)
- Materials of Engineering (1883)