“If I as a geologist were called upon to explain briefly our modern ideas of the origin of the earth and the development of life on it to a simple, pas- toral people, such as the tribes to whom the Book of Genesis was addressed, I could hardly do better than follow rather closely much of the language of the first chapter of Genesis.”
Quote by Wallace Pratt
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Wallace Pratt
Wallace Pratt was an outstanding geologist born in 1885 and passed away on December 25, 1981. He made significant contributions to the field of petroleum geology, particularly in stratigraphy and petrophysics. more
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