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01-05 Geoscientist May 14.Qxt Nwda SCIENTIST GEO VOLUME 24 NO 4 u MAY 2014 u WWW.GEOLSOC.ORG.UK/GEOSCIENTIST The Fellowship Magazine of the Geological Society of London UK / Overseas where sold to individuals: £3.95 society on facebook] [www.facebook.com/geolsoc Italian geological maps Why ending systematic surveys is a false economy ON ON BAGGERS! PRESIDENT’S DAY FIELD MAPPING The military career of a Agenda for the AGM, Awards Is the BGS losing the plot distinguished sedimentologist Ceremony and free lectures over systematic surveying? The best digital mapping app in the world FieldMove Clino Pro combines a digital compass clinometer, stereonet, camera, notebook and drawing functionality in a single application on your tablet or phone. 0OMJOF(PPHMF.BQTBOEPGnJOF map support for disconnected mapping New expanded library of symbols for planar and linear data Stereonet display of geological data Draw contacts, faults and outcrops on your chosen basemap* Export KML and CSV data to other applications like FieldMove or Move In app purchase in FieldMove Clino Change the way you map More than 10,000 geologists† can’t be wrong! Midland Valley, 2 West Regent Street, *Only aavvailable in iOS version †Number of downloads during first six months Glasgow G2 1RW UK +44 (0)141 332 2681 www.mve.com GEOSCIENTIST CONTENTS 06 09 10 16 FEATURES IN THIS ISSUE... 16 On On Baggers! David Griffin on the work of Ralph Bagnold, a pioneering sedimentologist in the military REGULARS 05 Welcome Ted Nield has seen the future of science and its communication, and it’s called ‘retirement’ 06 Society news What your Society is doing at home and abroad, in London and the regions 09 Soapbox Roger Dunshea urges geoscientists to adopt a broader and more environmental ethical code ON THE COVER: 20 Letters We welcome your thoughts 10 Mappa Mundi? 22 Books and arts Four new books reviewed by Warren David Nowell believes that the example set Hamilton, Mike Benton, Thomas Hoak and Colin Summerhayes by the Italian geological survey should be 24 People Geoscientists in the news and on the move emulated globally 26 Obituary Colin Leslie Williams 1948-2013 27 Calendar Society activities this month ONLINE SPECIALS A Geological Turning Point Colin Campbell explores the consequences of ‘peak oil’ Pompeii a review of the new swords, sandals and 28 Obituary Geoffrey Arthur Kellaway 1914-2013 tsunamis (?) movie, by Sarah Day 29 Crossword Win a special publication of your choice WWW.GEOLSOC.ORG.UK/GEOSCIENTIST | MAY 2014 | 03 The new book fromm TedTTeedd Nield Out nowno 04 | MAY 2014 | WWW.GEOLSOC.ORG.UK/GEOSCIENTIST GEOSCIENTIST WELCOME Geoscientist is the ADVERTISING EXECUTIVE ~ Fellowship magazine of Jonathan Knight WITH C. 60% OF A TECTONICALLY ACTIVE the Geological Society T 01727 739 193 of London E jonathan@centuryone COUNTRY YET TO BE MAPPED TO MODERN publishing.ltd.uk The Geological Society, STANDARDS, IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE Burlington House, Piccadilly, ART EDITOR London W1J 0BG Heena Gudka OUTDATED INFORMATION LEADS TO DISASTER T +44 (0)20 7434 9944 Cover image: © Francesco R. 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