Quote of the day
One of the greatest joys known to man is to take a flight into ignorance in search of knowledge.
Joseph Hoover Mackin
Born: November 16, 1905
Died: August 12, 1968 (aged 62)
Bio: Joseph Hoover Mackin was an American geologist. As a tribute to him, a huge plateau in Antarctica bears the name Mackin Table and a large lunar crater named Mackin marks the location of the Apollo 17 landing site.