Lost Images Come To Life A Century After Antarctic Expedition(npr.org)

31 pointsby apaprocki13 lat temu4 comments

Lost Images Come To Life A Century After Antarctic Expedition

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/12/30/258432566/lost-images-come-to-life-a-century-after-antarctic-expedition

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I'd have thought that the most famous words of anyone on the Scott expedition would have been the last words of Captain Lawrence Oates (at least according to Scott):

"I am just going outside and may be some time."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Oates

yanivs13 lat temu

there's a great book about this expedition - a must read!

http://www.amazon.com/Endurance-Shackletons-Incredible-Alfre...

dded13 lat temu

Another great book about this expedition is Shackleton's own South.

justincormack13 lat temu

I imagine they are more retrievable than a memory stick in a frozen camera would be after that period, although who knows.