Oral history interview with Keith Mather, 1992 September 2.

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Oral history interview with Keith Mather, 1992 September 2.

Keith Mather talks about the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, Elvey Building, Chapman Building, geomagnetic features of Alaska, aurora borealis, geographic features of Alaska, volcanology, seismology, glaciology, Syun Akasofu, international students, Stuart Seaton, history of the Geophysical Institute, William Wilson, Sydney Chapman, C.T. Elvey, mural on the Elvey Building, Poker Flats Research Range, Neil Davis, and research.

1 session, audiotape, 1 cassette, 1.5 hours.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6862574

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Akasofu, Syun-Ichi.

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Director of the UAF Geophysical Institute from 1986 to 1999. From the description of Oral history interview with Syun-Ichi Akasofu, 1985 December 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 154305861 ...

Chapman, Sydney, 1888-1970

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Physicist (geophysics of the upper atmosphere). On the mathematics and natural philosophy faculty at University of Manchester (1919-1924); and Imperial College, London (1924-1926); on the natural philosophy faculty at Oxford University (1946-1953); and member of research staff, High Altitude Observatory, Boulder, Colorado from 1955. From the description of Papers, 1962-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155006652 Physicist (geophysics, physics of the upper atmosphere). On ...

University of Alaska, Fairbanks

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Poker Flat Research Range

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Mather, Keith Benson

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Keith Mather (1922-2003). Research geophysicist. Director of Geophysical Institute at University of Alaska Fairbanks (1963-1976) and vice-chancellor of research at UAF (1976-1985). From the description of Oral history interview with Keith Mather, 1992 September 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 154305852 ...

Seaton, Stuart Luman

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Van Cleve, Margaret,

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Elvey, C. T. (Christian Thomas), 1899-1970

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Astrophysicist, on faculty of the University of Chicago and the University of Alaska. He also worked at the Yerkes Observatory and the McDonald Observatory; conducted applied research at California Institute of Technology and the U.S. Naval Ordnance Test Station, China Lake, California. From 1952 to 1963 Elvey was Head, Department of Geophysics and Director, Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska. From the description of Papers, 1923-1964. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81001336...

University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Geophysical Institute

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Founded in 1946 as a result of auroral research completed in 1937 by Veryl Fuller and Ervin Bramhall. Stuart Seaton hired as first director in 1949. From the description of University of Alaska, Fairbanks Geophysical Institute 50th anniversary celebration recordings, 1998-2001 (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 154305865 ...

Davis, T. Neil.

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T. Neil Davis (1932- ). Geophysicist. Assistant director of UAF Geophysical Institute. From the description of Oral history interview with T. Neil Davis, 1968 September 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 154305857 From the description of Oral history interview with T. Neil Davis, 1985 December 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 154305860 Geophysics. Professor and professor emeritus, Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska, 1965- 1932- ...