G. C. Lichtenberg
03 Oct 1994 12:0118th 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.)
- Recommended:
- Aphorisms [The only work of his currently available in English; review]
