Lincoln was drawn to logical, quantitative reasoning. When most Americans visited Niagara Falls, they were overwhelmed by the awesome grandeur of nature. When Lincoln traveled to the falls in 1848, his response was to try to calculate the power unleashed by the waters and how much solar energy was required to cause evaporation.
—Eric Foner, The Fiery Trial, p. 255
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