Menard, Henry W. (Henry William), 1920-1986

Marine geology professor at Scripps Institution of Oceanography from 1955 until his death. He served on several committees of the National Academy of Sciences relating to environmental issues during the 1970's. A very active field geologist, Menard made over 1,000 aqua-lung dives and participated in 20 oceanographic expeditions. He wrote text books about oceanographic expedtion, the sociology of science, and also wrote popular accounts of marine geology. He was a vociferous and early proponent of plate tectonics. Menard served as director of the United States Geological Survey from 1978 to 1981.

From the description of Papers, 1938-1986 (bulk 1960-1986) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 154302998

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