Rene Dubos — French Scientist born on February 20, 1901, died on February 20, 1982

René Jules Dubos was a French-born American microbiologist, experimental pathologist, environmentalist, humanist, and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction for his book So Human An Animal. He is credited for having made famous Jacques Ellul's environmental maxim, "Think globally, act locally"... (wikipedia)

The most important pathological effects of pollution are extremely delayed and indirect.
More can be learned from what works than from what fails.
Man shapes himself through decisions that shape his environment.