“ For reasons not entirely clear , I have thought it worthwhile to try to put down a kind of inventory or outline of the various astronomical activities that I have pursued , and how my involvement in each of them came about — to the extent that I can remember or reconstruct reasons and motives at this late date ( January 1993 ). The scornful phrase ‘ jack of all trades , master of none ’ has more than once come to my mind , for I recall old-timers speaking with contempt of colleagues who frittered away their energies on a host of activities rather than spending their lives bearing down on a single area ... .”
Astronomy owes a huge debt to George ’ s “ frittering ,” as does Bo for telling the engaging story of this remarkable man . Bo has generously made this self-published e-book freely available for download here .
Peter Michaud is the Public Information Outreach Manager of Gemini Observatory . He can be reached at : pmichaud @ gemini . edu
Figure 3 . Extracted pages from Bo Reipurth ’ s book on George Herbig .
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