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A static hero is a public liability. Progress grows out of motion.
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Birth: | 25th October, 1888 |
Death: | 11th March, 1957 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Explorer |
Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd, Jr., USN was a naval officer who specialized in feats of exploration. He was a pioneering American aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics. Aircraft flights, in which he served as a navigatorĀ and expedition leader, crossed the Atlantic Ocean, a segment of the Arctic Ocean, and a segment of the Antarctic Plateau. Byrd claimed thatĀ his expeditions had been the first to reach the North Pole and the South Pole by air.
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