John Aloysius O'Keefe, 13 October 1916 - 8 September 2000, 2000.

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John Aloysius O'Keefe, 13 October 1916 - 8 September 2000, 2000.

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Chovitz's obituary of John O'Keefe written for the Journal of Geodesy IAG Newsletter; primarily covers the early part of his career in geodesy with the Army Map Service. His most well known geodetic accomplishment was his calculation in 1959 that the earth was pear-shaped.

5 pp.

American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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John A. O'Keefe (1916-2001). Planetary physicist. BA, astronomy, Harvard (1937); PhD, astronomy, University of Chicago (1941). Head of Research and Analysis branch, United States Army Corps of Engineers; assistant chief, Theoretical Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (1958-). From the description of John A. O'Keefe collection, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 154305889 ...