Quote of the day
The theoretical understanding of the world, which is the aim of philosophy, is not a matter of great practical importance to animals, or to savages, or even to most civilized men.
Grove Karl Gilbert
Born: May 6, 1843
Died: May 1, 1918 (aged 74)
Bio: Grove Karl Gilbert, known by the abbreviated name G. K. Gilbert in academic literature, was an American geologist.
Known for:
- Lake Bonneville (1890)
- An Introduction to Physical Geography (1902)
- Glaciers and Glaciation (1904)