Quote of the day
Although modesty is natural to man, it is not natural to children. Modesty only begins with the knowledge of evil.... Blushes are the sign of guilt; true innocence is ashamed of nothing.
Alfred Harker

Born: February 19, 1859
Died: July 28, 1939 (aged 80)
Bio: Alfred Harker was an English geologist who specialised in petrology and interpretive petrography. He worked for the Geological Survey of Scotland and conducted extensive surveying and geological studies of western Scotland and the Isle of Skye.
Known for:
- The Natural History of Igneous Rocks (1909)
- Petrology for Students (1895)
- BALA VOLCANIC SERIES OF CAERNA
- Notes on Geological Map-reading (1920)