I always take my wife morning tea in my pajamas, but is she grateful? . . . No, she says she'd rather have it in a cup.
Eric Morecambe (1926-1984), seen here with comedy partner Ernie Wise
Picture: Rex Features
Florence BascomDied 18 Jun 1945 at age 82 (born 14 Jul 1862). American geologist who was the first woman to receive a doctorate from Johns Hopkins University. Two years later she launched the geology department at Bryn Mawr. Bascom was the first woman to work as a geologist for the U.S. Geological Survey and to be made a fellow of the Geological Society of America. Bascom was an expert in crystallography, mineralogy, and petrography. She is known for inventing techniques that used microscopic analysis in the study of the oil-bearing rocks. She died at age 82. |
