Barry Voight (born 1937) is an American geologist, volcanologist, author, and engineer. He was a professor of geology at Pennsylvania State University from 1964 until his retirement in 2005. He still conducts research on rock mechanics, plate tectonics, disaster prevention, and geotechnical engineering. In April 1980, Voight's publications on landslides, avalanches and other mass movements convinced Rocky Crandell of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to ask him to look at a growing bulge on the Mount St. Helens volcano in the state of Washington. Voight predicted the collapse of the mountain's north flank as well as a powerful eruption. After his predictions were realized in May 1980, he was hired by the USGS to investigate the debris avalanche that initiated the eruption. His work at St. Helens brought him international recognition, and he continued researching and guiding monitoring efforts at several active volcanoes, including Nevado del Ruiz in Colombia, Mount Merapi in Indonesia, and Soufrière Hills, a volcano on the Caribbean island of Montserrat.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
235:
Maximinus Thrax succeeded to the throne of the Roman Empire, a so-called barracks emperor who gained power by virtue of his command of the army. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximinus_Thrax
1852:
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe was first published, profoundly affecting attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the United States. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Tom%27s_Cabin
1922:
The United States Navy commissioned its first aircraft carrier, USS Langley. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Langley_(CV-1)
1987:
The antiretroviral drug zidovudine (AZT) became the first antiviral drug approved for use against HIV and AIDS. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zidovudine
1993:
The Troubles: The second of two bomb attacks by the Provisional IRA in Warrington, England, killed two children. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrington_bomb_attacks
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
carious: Having caries (bone or tooth decay); decayed, rotten. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/carious
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
I've always assumed that every time a child is born, the Divine reenters the world. Okay? That's the meaning of the Christmas story. And every time that child's purity is corrupted by society, that's the meaning of the Crucifixion story. Your man Jesus stands for that child, that pure spirit, and as its surrogate, he's being born and put to death again and again, over and over, every time we inhale and exhale, not just at the vernal equinox and on the twenty-fifth of December. --Tom Robbins https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Tom_Robbins