Quote of the day
Bring me men to match my mountains,
Bring me men to match my plains,
Men with empires in their purpose,
And new eras in their brains.
Orrin H. Pilkey
Born: September 14, 1934
Died: December 13, 2024 (aged 90)
Bio: Orrin H. Pilkey was Emeritus Professor of Geology and Director of the Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines within the Division of Earth and Ocean Science at Duke University.
Known for:
- Useless arithmetic (2007)
- Global Climate Change: A Primer (2011)
- The Last Beach (2014)
- The Rising Sea (2009)