Quote of the day
In the past the man has been first; in the future the system must be first. This in no sense, however, implies that great men are not needed. On the contrary, the first object of any good system must be that of developing first-class men
Ernest Shackleton
Born: February 15, 1874
Died: January 5, 1922 (aged 47)
Bio: Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton was a polar explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic, and one of the principal figures of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.
Known for:
- South: The Endurance Expedition (1919)
- South: A Memoir of the Endurance Voyage
- Aurora Australis (1908)