Wave of the future, July 11, 1986 [sound recording].

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Wave of the future, July 11, 1986 [sound recording].

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The collection consists of one 90-minute audio cassette tape recording of a lecture entitled, "Wave of the Future" given by Walter H. Munk on July 11, 1986. The lecture was presented to Scripps Aquarium Associates at their evening meeting. The audio recording is poor quality and sometimes difficult to understand. Opening remarks were presented by Donald W. Wilkie, followed by Edward A. Frieman and UCSD Chancellor Richard C. Atkinson. Dr. Atkinson was followed by William A. Nierenberg, who introduced Dr. Munk.

1 audiocassette tape (90 minutes).

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

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SNAC Resource ID: 7349780

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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Frieman, E. A.

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Physicist. From the description of A random walk through turbulence theory, 1986 November 10 [sound recording]. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 83622727 Physicist (plasma physics) at Princeton University, 1952-1979; director of energy research in the U.S. Dept. of Energy, 1979-1981; executive vice president of Science Applications International Corporation, 1981-1986; director of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and vice chancellor of marine...

Atkinson, Richard C.

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Wilkie, Donald

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Munk, Walter H. (Walter Heinrich), 1917-

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Geophysicist and oceanographer. Munk received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from the California Institute of Technology in 1939 and 1940 and his Ph. D. in 1947. Munk served as assistant and associate professor of geophysics at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography from 1947 to 1954 when he became professor of geophysics in the University of California Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics. Munk founded the Instittue and served as its director from 1959 to 1984. He is a member of the Nation...

Scripps Institution of Oceanography Associates

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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...