Quote of the day
In the past the man has been first; in the future the system must be first. This in no sense, however, implies that great men are not needed. On the contrary, the first object of any good system must be that of developing first-class men
Thomas Edward Thorpe

Born: December 8, 1845
Died: February 23, 1925 (aged 79)
Bio: Sir Thomas Edward Thorpe CB, FRS, often called Edward Thorpe, was a British chemist.
Known for:
- A dictionary of applied chemistry (1890)
- Essays in historical chemistry (1894)
- History of chemistry (1909)