Oral history interview with William Layton, 1997 May 20.

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Oral history interview with William Layton, 1997 May 20.

Discusses his early life and education and his work with Lamont-Doherty. Prominently mentioned are: Charles Drake, Maurice Ewing, Robert Menzies.

Transcript, 87 pp.

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Drake, Charles L.

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Charles L. Drake (1924- ). Geophysicist. Professor of geophysics, Columbia University, 1958-1967; acting assistant director, Lamont Geophysical Observatory, 1963-1965, professor and chairman of dept, 1967-1969; professor of geology, Dartmouth College from 1969. From the description of Oral history interview with Charles L. Drake, 1995, November 28, 1996 May 22, and 1997 May 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80398029 ...

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

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Menzies, Robert J. (Robert James), 1923-1976

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Robert James Menzies (1923-1976) was a carcinologist and oceanographer who began his career as a member of an expedition to Baja California, Mexico, under the auspices of the San Diego Society of Natural History in 1941. In 1943 Menzies enrolled in the United States Navy Officer Training program at Arizona State College and then transferred in the same program to College of the Pacific where he received the A.B. in 1945. He remained with the program in 1945 as a student in the Medical College of...

Layton, W. M. (William Malloy), 1921-

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Pathologist, marine biologist. Professor of pathology and anatomy, Dartmouth Medical School from 1971. From the description of Oral history interview with William Layton, 1997 May 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79165658 ...

Ewing, W. Maurice (William Maurice), 1906-1974

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W. Maurice Ewing (1906-1974) was a marine geologist, oceanographer, and geophysicist, who received his B.A., M.A., and PhD in physics and mathematics from Rice University in 1926, 192, and 1931, respectively. He taught geophysics at Lehigh University (1930-1940), the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (1940-1944), served as director of the Lamont-Doherty Geophysical Observatory of Columbia University (1949-1972), and joined the University of Texas Medical Branch as the first director of the Ea...