Quote of the day
Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring a few shillings
Russell Stannard
Born: December 24, 1931
Died: July 4, 2022 (aged 90)
Bio: Russell Stannard was a high-energy particle physicist, who was born in London, England. He held the position of Professor Emeritus of Physics at the Open University.
Known for:
- Black Holes and Uncle Albert (1991)
- Uncle Albert and the Quantum Quest (1994)
- Relativity: A Very Short Introduction (2008)
- Science and the Renewal of Belief (1982)