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Roald Amundsen
(16 Jul 1872 - 16 Jun 1928)
Norwegian explorer who was one of the great polar explorers. He discovered the Northwest Passage, and was the first to reach the South Pole.
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Science Quotes by Roald Amundsen (1 quote)
Glittering white, shining blue, raven black … the land looks like a fairytale. Pinnacle after pinnacle, peak after peak—crevassed, wild as any land on our globe, it lies, unseen and untrodden. It is a wonderful feeling to travel along it.
— Roald Amundsen
As quoted from South Pole expedition diary (13 Nov 1911) in Roland Huntford, Scott and Amundsen (1980), 438.
Quotes by others about Roald Amundsen (1)
For scientific leadership, give me Scott; for swift and efficient travel, Amundsen; but when you are in a hopeless situation, when there seems to be no way out, get on your knees and pray for Shackleton.
As quoted in 'Profile: Sir James Wordie, Exploration’s Elder Statesman', The New Scientist (5 Dec 1957), 25.
See also:
- 16 Jul - short biography, births, deaths and events on date of Amundsen's birth.
In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
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