John Leslie
Scottish mathematician and physicist
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Sir John Leslie, FRSE KH was a Scottish mathematician and physicist best remembered for his research into heat.
Leslie gave the first modern account of capillary action in 1802 and froze water using an air-pump in 1810, the first artificial... Wikipedia
Born: April 10, 1766, Lower Largo, United Kingdom
Died: November 3, 1832 (age 66 years), Fife, United Kingdom
Award: Rumford Medal (1804)