G. C. Lichtenberg

Last update: 03 Oct 1994 12:01
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18th century German physicist and writer. His scientific achievements were, as he himself said, trifling, but he was a superb satirist, a master of aphorisms, and apparently a really good teacher. (Well, as good a teacher as the horrid condition of 18th century universities allowed.)

Aphorisms [The only work of his currently available in English; review]