Thursday, January 3, 2013

Jerry Diamond


Jerry Diamond has many jobs. He is mainly categorized as a geologist, economist, and a writer. He has wrote many books such as Guns, Germs and Steel . He is a professor at UCLA as a geologist. He studies the ecology of birds. He has made many many many trips to Papa New Guinea.  He goes to New Guinea because the birds there are at peace and not disturbed and he wanted to study them without interference. But there was a twist to this journey. After the people of New Guinea started showing him around he realized that the people has a more interesting history than the birds. This is where is main career kicked off. He has been given many awards including the Genius Award and a Pulitzer Prize. 

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