James Geikie, the Man and the Geologist

** "James Geikie, the Man and the Geologist" by Marion I. (Marion Isabel) Newbigin is an early 20th-century biography that studies the life’s journey and important work of James Geikie, a famous Scottish geologist celebrated for his groundbreaking research on glaciers and the Ice Age. The biography begins by presenting Geikie's early years, focusing on key family influences and life-changing experiences that were very important to his growth, telling of his childhood in Edinburgh and a family life full of art and music, and also revealing his early interests in the natural sciences, especially geology. The story tells of his challenges in school before finding his way to a successful career with the Geological Survey, setting the groundwork for his big contributions to geology, mostly concerning glaciation and the changing climates of prehistoric Europe. **