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Ernest Shackleton, a member of Wooster Lodge 79 and Siloam Lodge 32 in Connecticut, was a pioneer Antarctic explorer. During an expedition in January, 1915, Shackleton's ship "Endurance" became locked in an ice floe. Eventually the pressure of the ice crushed the ship's hull, rendering it useless except for shelter and provisions. Shackle
... See moreTodd E. Creason • Freemasons
University of California Television (UCTV) • E. O. Wilson: Synergism Between Science and the Humanities
I saw more of Lyell than of any other man, both before and after my marriage. His mind was characterised, as it appeared to me, by clearness, caution, sound judgment, and a good deal of originality. When I made any remark to him on Geology, he never rested until he saw the whole case clearly, and often made me see it more clearly than I had done be
... See moreCharles Darwin • The Autobiography of Charles Darwin
What makes the story of the Endurance so remarkable, however, is not the expedition, it’s that throughout the whole ordeal no one died. There were no stories of people eating others and no mutiny. This was not luck. This was because Shackleton hired good fits. He found the right men for the job. When you fill an organization with good fits, those w
... See moreSimon Sinek • Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
Petermann had become the guiding spirit behind the expedition—its primary theoretician, its éminence grise.
Hampton Sides • In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
His precepts on the teaching of natural history, certainly a significant part of the legacy, had far-reaching influence. “Never try to teach what you yourself do not know, and know well,” he lectured at Penikese his final summer. “Train your pupils to be observers. . . . If you can find nothing better, take a housefly or a cricket, and let each hol
... See moreDavid McCullough • Brave Companions
