Quote of the day
The Chinese seemed to be mourning Mao in a heartfelt fashion. But I wondered how many of their tears were genuine. People had practiced acting to such a degree that they confused it with their true feelings.
Werner von Siemens
Born: December 13, 1816
Died: December 6, 1892 (aged 75)
Bio: Ernst Werner Siemens was a German inventor and industrialist. Siemens’s name has been adopted as the SI unit of electrical conductance, the siemens. He was also the founder of the electrical and telecommunications company Siemens.
Known for:
- Personal recollections of Werner von Siemens
- Recollections
- Inventor and Entrepreneur: Recollections







