Dr. Lardner was one of the unintentionally hilarious "sages" of his day. His miscalculations and gaffes were many, but he had an amazing ability to ignore reproof and move on to another error. His assertions about early railroads and I.K. Brunel's responses make for entertaining reading.
Mr. niteowl77
As Sir Winston Churchill once said,
“In his travels through life, man will occasionally stumble across a great and significant truth. Typically, he will just pick himself up and continue on.”