There had been many definitions of Man; he would make anoth… - George R. Stewart

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There had been many definitions of Man; he would make another: “The noise-producing animal.”

George R. Stewart

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George R. Stewart (May 31, 1895 – August 22, 1980) was an American historian, toponymist, novelist, and a professor of English at the University of California, Berkeley.

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Alternative Names: George Rippey Stewart

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