Friday, February 8, 2013

Mary Leakey's 100th Birthday: A Look at Her Human Achievements

Even after her death in 1996, some questioned the Leakey partnership. Ms. Magazine's brief obituary of Mary Leakey noted that when Louis Leakey gave lectures in the United States, “he gave the impression that he made the discoveries his wife had made.”

Google is honoring archeologist and anthropologist Mary Leakey's 100th birthday with a doodle. Born Mary Nicol on February 6th 1913 in London, Mary Leakey married anthropologist and archeologist Louis Leaky in 1936

Mary Leakey is being honored with a Google doodle in parts of the world where it is already February 6th (like Australia). Leakey was a British archaeologist and anthropologist, who discovered the first fossilized Proconsul

She was a talented artist, specializing in early Stone Age, able to flawlessly draw early tools and artifacts. He had a passion for fossils since he found arrowheads and tools as a child. Together, Mary and Louis Leakey would change the scientific

Google is honoring archeologist and anthropologist Mary Leakey's 100th birthday with a doodle. Born Mary Nicol on February 6th 1913 in London, Mary Leakey married anthropologist and archeologist Louis Leaky in 1936

No comments:

Post a Comment