Quote of the day
Aristotle was famous for knowing everything. He taught that the brain exists merely to cool the blood and is not involved in the process of thinking. This is true only of certain persons.
Alfred W. Crosby

Born: January 15, 1931
Died: March 14, 2018 (aged 87)
Bio: Alfred W. Crosby Jr. was a Professor Emeritus of History, Geography, and American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. He was the author of such books as The Columbian Exchange and Ecological Imperialism.
Known for:
- The Columbian Exchange (1972)
- America's forgotten pandemic (1976)
- The measure of reality (1996)
- Children of the sun (2006)






