Quote:
Originally Posted by Omaroo
Lack of response suggests that people are just plain not interested in one of the greatest scientists to live, or consider the subject too contentious for some silly reason. What is it everyone? The guy changed the world...
|
Hold your horses!
This is the first chance I've had to log in since last night.
I thought it was very good. I knew a little about his life and travels, but was still pleasantly surprised at how much time he spent in New Zealand and Australia, and the South Pacific generally, and how central these regions were to his work.
As the show pointed out, everyone makes this big deal about the Galapagos Islands, which in the end were not some kind of Eureka moment.
Very interesting stuff