Quote of the day
Physiology and psychology cover, between them, the field of vital phenomena; they deal with the facts of life at large, and in particular with the facts of human life.
Roald Amundsen
Born: July 16, 1872
Died: June 18, 1928 (aged 55)
Bio: Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. He led the Antarctic expedition of 1910 12 which was the first to reach the South Pole, on 14 December 1911. In 1926, he was the first expedition leader for the air expedition to the North Pole.
Known for:
- First crossing of the Polar Sea (1927)
- Aan de Zuidpool