Quote of the day
The [Nobel ]prize is such an extraordinary honor. It might seem unfair, however, to reward a person for having so much pleasure over the years, asking the maize plant to solve specific problems and then watching its responses.
Herbert Ponting
Born: March 21, 1870
Died: February 7, 1935 (aged 64)
Bio: Herbert George Ponting was a professional photographer. He is best known as the expedition photographer and cinematographer for Robert Falcon Scott's Terra Nova Expedition to the Ross Sea and South Pole.
Known for:
- With Scott to the Pole
- In lotus-land Japan (1910)
- With Scott in the Antarctic







