publication date: Monday, June 28, 2021 (part of Summer 2021)

category: Opinion

clue: He turned a photo of a planet into a whole brand for his ideas about how humans ought to live in peace with each other and the environment.

explanation: Brand has written many pieces about sustainability. He is best known for the Whole Earth Catalog, which featured a photo of Earth taken from space, released by NASA after Brand lobbied for them to release the such photo ever seen by the public. more…

intended difficulty: hard

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, and Denise Sawicki

trivia: Incorrect guesses included John McConnell and Denis Hayes.


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