Alter | 111 Jahre |
Geburtsdatum | Dienstag, 06. Oktober 1914 |
Geburtsort | Larvik, Norway |
Todesort | Colla_Micheri |
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Beschreibung | Thor Heyerdahl war ein norwegischer Forschungsreisender, Archäologe, Anthropologe, Ethnologe und Umweltaktivist. Er gilt als der Wissenschaftler, der die experimentelle Archäologie etablierte und einer breiten Öffentlichkeit bekannt machte, sowie als einer der bekanntesten Vertreter des modernen Diffusionismus. |
I have never been able to grasp the meaning of time. I don't believe it exists. I've felt this again and again, when alone and out in nature. On such occasions, time does not exist. Nor does the future exist.
Civilization grew in the beginning from the minute that we had communication - particularly communication by sea that enabled people to get inspiration and ideas from each other and to exchange basic raw materials.
In my experience, it is rarer to find a really happy person in a circle of millionaires than among vagabonds.
It is also rarer to find happiness in a man surrounded by the miracles of technology than among people living in the desert of the jungle and who by the standards set by our society would be considered destitute and out of touch.
