The Deep sea hydrothermal vents [sound recording] : the hottest things in oceanography, October 21, 1981.

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The Deep sea hydrothermal vents [sound recording] : the hottest things in oceanography, October 21, 1981.

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The accession consists of two audio cassette tapes comprising a recording of a colloquium entitled, "The Deep Sea Hydrothermal Vents: The Hottest Thing in Oceanography," held at Mandeville Auditorium at the University of California, San Diego on October 21, 1981 as part of a program of events in honor of the inauguration of UCSD Chancellor Richard Atkinson. The colloquium included scientists of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography who presented illustrated lectures documenting marine life and unusual geological formations discovered at hydrothermal vents in the deep sea. The colloquium was chaired by Scripps Institution of Oceanography Director William A. Nierenberg and included lectures by Harmon Craig, Robert R. Hessler, George N. Somero and Fred Noel Spiess.

2 audio cassette tape recordings (120 minutes)

University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library

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University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library

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Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Library. Archives.

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Atkinson, Richard C.

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Spiess, Fred Noel, 1919-2006

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Marine physicist, born Oakland, CA December 25, 1919; University of California, Berkeley AB 1941, Ph.D. (physics) 1951; Harvard University, MS, 1946. Submariner, U.S. Navy, 1941-1956, Deputy Oceanographer of the Navy,1969-1974; Nuclear Engineer, Knolls Atomic Power Lab, Schenectady, NY, 1951-1952; Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD: Associate Research Physicist to Research Geophysicist University of California Marine Physical Laboratory (MPL), 1952-1961; Director MPL, 1958-1980; Professor...

Craig, Harmon.

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Nierenberg, William Aaron, 1919-2000

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Died 2000. From the description of Oral history interview with William Aaron Nierenberg, 1986 February 6 to 30 June. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79005537 Physicist and oceanographer. Nierenberg received his B.S. from the City College of New York in 1939 and his M.A. and Ph. D. degrees in physics from Columbia in 1942 and 1947. He was a research scientist with the Manhattan Project from 1942 to 1945. He was an instructor in physics at Columbia, 1946-1948, and assistant pro...

Hessler, Robert Raymond, 1932-

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Somero, George N.

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University of California, San Diego

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Administrative History The Chancellor acts as head of administration and has general authority over the campus. He is responsible for setting up the administrative structure and insuring that the various units function properly. He has specific delegated authority to sign employment contracts of faculty and staff and to represent the University in public forums. Herbert F. York was appointed first Chancellor of the University of C...