Quote of the day
You know, all that really matters is that the people you love are happy and healthy. Everything else is just sprinkles on the sundae.
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)







