Quote of the day
Intuition becomes increasingly valuable in the new information society precisely because there is so much data.
William Morris Davis
Born: February 12, 1850
Died: February 5, 1934 (aged 83)
Bio: William Morris Davis was an American geographer, geologist, geomorphologist, and meteorologist, often called the "father of American geography".
Known for:
- Elementary meteorology (1894)
- Practical Exercises in Physical Geography (1901)
- The Coral Reef Problem (1928)
- Nimrod of the Sea: Or, The American Whaleman (1874)
- A Handbook of Northern France (1918)