Papers 1965-1989

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Papers 1965-1989

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The collection includes correspondence largely dated 1979-1989 and subject files. Subject files include Riedel's files as a member of JOIDES Planning Committee, 1965-1970 which provided direction for the Deep Sea Drilling Project.

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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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Riedel, William R.

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Micropaleontologist William Rex Riedel was born in Tanunda, South Australia on September 5, 1927. He was educated at the University of Adelaide, receiving B.Sc. (1947), M. Sc. (1952) and D.Sc. (1976) degrees. From 1951-1995 he was associated with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD, beginning as graduate research geologist and retiring as senior lecturer. Riedel has been distinguished for his work on stratigraphy of radiolaria in particular and marine sedimentation in general. ...

Deep sea drilling project

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As early as 1957 earth scientists discussed the possiblity of drilling a hole through oceanic crust to the Mohorovicic discontinuity. The project became known as the Mohole Project and was supported by the National Science Foundation. The first hole was drilled in 1961. The Mohole Project was terminated in 1966. In 1964, a consortium of oceanographic institutions, the Joint Oceanographic Institutions Deep Earth Sampling (JOIDES) was formed, and in 1965 the group submitted a proposal to NSF to dr...

Riedel, W. R.

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