Quote of the day
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.
William John Macquorn Rankine
Born: July 5, 1820
Died: December 24, 1872 (aged 52)
Bio: William John Macquorn Rankine was in the first place a Scottish mechanical engineer and on second place civil engineer, physicist and mathematician.
Known for:
- A manual of applied mechanics (1858)
- Miscellaneous Scientific Papers
- Songs and Fables