2008-11-13 Reginald Sprigg
In Conversation
In Conversation features leading science writer and broadcaster Robyn Williams talking one-on-one with science professionals and other leading figures who have an interest in the field. The program´s wide-ranging interviews explore a diverse array of scientific topics that engage Robyn´s local and international guests. In Conversation is published every Thursday.
This is not a question on the lips of many Australians as we contemplate energy crises and upheavals on the land. Yet Sprigg was a pioneer who established so many aspects of Australian natural history. He helped discover the Ediacaran fossils in South Australia, showing that a different kind of life prevailed before the forms we recognise today. He was also an explorer who helped establish our oil industry. Paul Willis talks to Kristin Weidenbach, one of Sprigg's relatives, about his legacy. 
