A. M. (Arthur Mason) Worthington

Arthur Mason Worthington was an English physicist and educator, born in Manchester on June 11, 1852, and died in Oxford on December 5, 1916. He is most closely associated with fluid mechanics, especially his classic studies of splashes, in which he used rapid photographic methods to capture moments too fast for the eye to follow.

Worthington taught for many years and was known not only for research but also for explaining science clearly. His work connected careful experiment, visual observation, and practical teaching, and it helped shape how later scientists studied motion in liquids.

He is still remembered for A Study of Splashes, a book that gave many readers their first vivid look at the hidden patterns created when a drop strikes a surface. His combination of curiosity, patience, and visual ingenuity made him an unusually memorable scientific author.