Quote of the day
Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.
Samuel Pierpont Langley
Born: August 22, 1834
Died: February 27, 1906 (aged 71)
Bio: Samuel Pierpont Langley was an American astronomer, physicist, inventor of the bolometer and pioneer of aviation.
Known for:
- The new astronomy (1884)
- Experiments in Aerodynamics (1891)
- The Internal Work of the Wind (1893)