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It's like turning the space program over to the Long Island Railroad.
David R. Brower
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David R. Brower
Age: 88 †
Born: 1912
Born: July 1
Died: 2000
Died: November 5
Cinematographer
Environmentalist
Mountaineer
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Berkeley
California
David Ross Brower
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