Quote of the day
The most important American addition to the World Experience was the simple surprising fact of America. We have helped prepare mankind for all its later surprises.
William Astbury

Born: February 25, 1898
Died: June 4, 1961 (aged 63)
Bio: William Thomas Astbury was an English physicist and molecular biologist who made pioneering X-ray diffraction studies of biological molecules. His work on keratin provided the foundation for Linus Pauling's discovery of the alpha helix.







