William "Strata" Smith live on the radio...

["Thomas R. Holtz, Jr." <tholtz@geol.umd.edu>]

Okay, maybe not Smith himself.  However, Simon Winchester, author of the
recent book "The Map That Changed the World" (which discusses the work of
"Strata" Smith, the development of the first geologic map, and the effect
that research had on our understanding of geology and geologic time) will be
the featured speaker on the Diane Rehm Show at 11 am EDT today (in the D.C.
area on WAMU 88.5 FM; check your local listings).

I don't think that it's very often that a geological biography is the
featured item on a talk show!

                Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
                Vertebrate Paleontologist
Department of Geology           Director, Earth, Life & Time Program
University of Maryland          College Park Scholars
                College Park, MD  20742
http://www.geol.umd.edu/~tholtz/tholtz.htm
http://www.geol.umd.edu/~jmerck/eltsite
Phone:  301-405-4084    Email:  tholtz@geol.umd.edu
Fax (Geol):  301-314-9661       Fax (CPS-ELT): 301-405-0796