Schuck, Howard A., 1919-

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Howard A. Schuck became interested in trout fishing and trout conservation as a young boy with a vision disability. He attended Cornell University, studying stream and fisheries management with George C. Embody and Charles M. Mottley. He designed a method for counting the total number of trout in an entire stream system. During World War II he worked on counts of commercial fisheries, especially the North Atlantic haddock for the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries in the Dept. of the Interior. After the war, he joined Charles Mottley in the Operations Analysis group of the U.S. Air Force on a project to evaluate the existing North American Warning System. After his plan was adopted, he became head of the Identification and Raid Recognition Division of the Operations Analysis Office of Headquarters Air Defense Command, Chief of the Alaskan Air Command Operations Analysis Office, Senior Operations Analyst at the Stanford Research Institute, and later joined the Dykewood Corporation, another defense contractor. He returned to environmental research, with a project at the University of Alberta to explore options for developing the Canadian Arctic regions; to Grumman Ecosystems Corporation as Director of Alaskan Operations; and to the National Marine Fisheries Service in Washington, D.C. and Woods Hole, Mass. He also served as a volunteer to the U.S. Olympic Committee and was active in Cornell University alumni activities, especially a project to conserve Cornell football films.

From the description of Howard Schuck papers, 1989. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63937320

Howard A. Schuck became interested in trout fishing and trout conservation as a young boy with a vision disability. He attended Cornell University, studying stream and fisheries management with George C. Embody and Charles M. Mottley. He designed a method for counting the total number of trout in an entire stream system. During World War II he worked on counts of commercial fisheries, especially the North Atlantic haddock for the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries in the Dept. of the Interior. After the war, he joined Charles Mottley in the Operations Analysis group of the U.S. Air Force on a project to evaluate the existing North American Warning System. Under C.M. Mottley's guidance, he proved that the nation's deterrent/retaliatory nuclear capability (SAC's B-36s) could be destroyed by a sneak Soviet attack. After these findings were accepted by the nation's leaders, he became head of the Identification and Raid Recognition Division of the new North American Air Defense Command (NORAD), the Chief of the Alaskan Air Command Operations Analysis Office, Senior Operations Analyst at the Stanford Research Institute, and he later joined the Dykewood Corporation, another defense contractor. He returned to environmental research, with a project at the University of Alberta to explore options for developing the Canadian Arctic regions; to Grumman Ecosystems Corporation as Director of Alaskan Operations; and to the National Marine Fisheries Service in Washington, D.C.

From the description of Howard Schuck papers, 1940-2007. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 165393243

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creatorOf Schuck, Howard A., 1919-. Howard Schuck papers, 1940-2007. Cornell University Library
referencedIn William B. Provine collection of evolutionary biology reprints, 20th century. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
creatorOf Schuck, Howard A. Howard Schuck papers, 1989. Cornell University Library
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associatedWith Cornell University corporateBody
associatedWith Cornell University. Class of 1941. corporateBody
associatedWith Drahos, Nicholas. person
associatedWith Drahos, Nick. person
associatedWith Mottley, Charles M. (Charles McCammon), 1905-1993. person
associatedWith North American Air Defense Command. corporateBody
correspondedWith Provine, William B. person
associatedWith Snavely, Carl. person
associatedWith United States. Air Force. Strategic Air Command corporateBody
associatedWith Urban, Matt, 1919-1995. person
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New York (State)
New York (State)
Atlantic Ocean
United States
United States
Atlantic Ocean
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Air defenses
Ballistic missile early warning system
Brown trout
Cold War
Fishery management
Fishes
Fish populations
Military planning
Olympics (1952: Stockholm, Sweden)
Operations research
Rainbow trout
Skating
Strategic forces
Trout fisheries
Tuna fisheries
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