Vestine, E. H. (Ernest Harry), 1906-1968

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Dates:
Birth 1906
Death 1968

Biographical notes:

Physicist.

From the description of E.H. Vestine papers, 1932-1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455611

Biographical Note

1906, May 9 Born, Minneapolis, Minn. 1908 Moved to Alberta, Canada 1931 B.A., University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada 1932 Joined Canadian Meteorological Office, Toronto, Canada Led expedition to Meanook in northern Alberta to establish a magnetic observatory 1937 Doctorate in mathematics, University of London, London, England 1938 Assistant, Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, D.C. 1946 Appointed head, Section on Theoretical Geophysics, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, D.C. 1957 Joined Rand Corp.; performed work relating to International Geophysical Year 1964 1968 President, Geomagnetism Section, American Geophysical Union 1968, July 18 Died, Santa Monica, Calif.

From the guide to the E. H. Vestine Papers, 1932-1968, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Subjects:

  • Cosmic rays
  • Electromagnetic fields
  • Geomagnetism
  • Geophysics
  • International Geophysical Year, 1957-1958
  • International Years of the Quiet Sun, 1964-1965
  • Physics
  • Science
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  • Seismology

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  • Physicists

Places:

  • England (as recorded)
  • Soviet Union (as recorded)
  • Japan (as recorded)
  • Australia (as recorded)

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