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"Colin Barry Phipps (23 July 1934 – 10 January 2009) was a British petroleum geologist and chairman of several petroleum companies. From 1974 to 1979 he was a Labour Party Member of Parliament, but in the 1980s he joined the Social Democratic Party. Early life and studies Colin Barry Phipps was born in Britain on 23 July 1934 at Swansea. He attended Townfield Elementary School in Hayes, Middlesex, then Acton County Grammar School, and the Bishop Gore School, Swansea. From University College London he gained a BSc in Geology in 1955; and a PhD in Geology from the University of Birmingham in 1957. Career =Parliament= He stood in the Walthamstow East by-election in March 1969, and lost decisively. He served as Member of Parliament for Dudley West from February 1974 to 1979, when he stood down. His successes in the oil industry made him one of the more wealthy Labour MPs. He joined the Social Democratic Party in the 1980s, and unsuccessfully stood for election in Worcester at the 1983 general election, and Stafford in 1987. =Geology= From 1957 to 1964 Phipps worked with Shell in Venezuela, the Netherlands and the United States. In 1964, well before North Sea oil was known about, he left Shell and became an independent geology consultant and in 1973 he founded Clyde Petroleum, which had many involvements in North Sea oil. While working with this company he was also an MP from 1974 to 1979. He became the company's Chief Executive from 1979 to 1983 and its Chairman from 1983 to 1995. From 1989 to 2002 Phipps was Chairman of Greenwich Resources, a gold mining company. He was Chairman of the English String Orchestra (and was also involved with the English Symphony Orchestra) and Falklands Conservation from 1990 to 1992. In 1996 he founded Desire Petroleum, remaining Chairman until his death in 2009. Although Phipps had visited the Falkland Islands in 1975, he did not become hopeful about oil prospects in the area until 2004, when a seismic survey of the geology showed considerable quantities of oil. Personal life In 1965 he married Marion Lawrey, and they had two sons and two daughters. Phipps died on 10 January 2009, in a Birmingham hospital.Oil exploration pioneer passes away He owned a farm in Worcestershire. See also Vince Cable ReferencesTimes Guide to the House of Commons October 1974 * External links Times obituary * Telegraph obituary =News items= Falklands oil in April 2007 Category:1934 births Category:2009 deaths Category:Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Category:UK MPs 1974 Category:UK MPs 1974–1979 Category:People from Swansea Category:People educated at Acton County Grammar School Category:People educated at Bishop Gore School Category:Alumni of University College London Category:Alumni of the University of Birmingham Category:Fellows of the Geological Society of London Category:British petroleum geologists Category:Deaths from pancreatic cancer Category:People in the petroleum industry Category:Social Democratic Party (UK) parliamentary candidates "
"Darwin and His Great Discovery is a science book for young adults by L. Sprague de Camp and Catherine Crook de Camp, first published by Macmillan in 1972."Books for young adults" in The Booklist, v. 69, no. 10, January 15, 1973, page 488. Content The work is an examination of naturalist Charles Darwin and the theory of evolution he proposed and marshaled evidence for in The Origin of Species. A brief account of his visit to the Galápagos Islands brings up the issue of human origins, leading into a discussion of early theories on the formation and age of the earth and evolution. A biographical sketch of Darwin follows, covering his youth, his naturalistic studies on the voyage of the Beagle and subsequent life, focusing on his scientific researches and writings. The history of the theory of human evolution as currently understood is then presented, with sections on the work of Mendel, the development of the science of genetics, and the Scopes Trial. It includes a selected bibliography and index. Reception Isadora Kunitz, writing in the Library Journal, found the work a "well-written account of Charles Darwin's life and work," with "[d]etails about his personal life add[ing] to the interest of the book." She judged it "an excellent supplementary title for collections."Kunitz, Isadora. "The Book Review: Junior High Up" in Library Journal, v. 97, no. 20, November 15, 1972, page 3812. The Booklist called it "[w]ell written, readable, and informative" and suitable for readers of junior high and high school age. Relation to other works The Scopes Trial was the subject of a comprehensive study previously written by L. Sprague de Camp, published as The Great Monkey Trial in 1968. Notes Category:1972 non- fiction books Category:Science books Category:Books about Charles Darwin Category:Books by L. Sprague de Camp "