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Early Lamont, 2002.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79391171

Collection of reminiscences by Heirtzler and colleagues who worked at Lamont -Doherty Geological Observatory in its early days, primarily from the 1950s through the 1970s. Includes Contents by authors name and by topic, with introduction by Heirtzler. Topics include research vessels used such as VEMA and the Robert D. Conrad, search for the USS Thresher, Doc Ewing, Bruze Heezen, Marie Tharp, cooperative research with Russia, paleomagnetism, and the history of oceanographic research. Contributors include Tony Amos; Charlie Bentley; Hans Berckhemer; Sam Gerard; Muriel Grim; George Hade; Gordon Hamilton; Ellen Herron; Bob Houtz; Leonard Johnson; Jean Parker Katz; Gary Latham; Tony Laughton; Bill Lowrie; Mike Mayhew; Peter Molnar; Misac Nabighian; Jack Oliver; George Peter; Gleb Udintsev; Fred Vine; and Joe Worzel.

194 pages.

American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

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Grim, Muriel S.

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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...

Houtz, R. E.

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Bentley, Charles F.

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Worzel, J. Lamar (John Lamar), 1919-2008

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Geophysicist. Professor of geophysics, Columbia University, 1950-1972; assistant director, Lamont Geophysical Observatory, 1951-1962 and associate director, 1963-1972; professor of Geophysics and director, Earth & Planetary Science Division, Marine Biomedical Institution, University of Texas, Galveston, from 1972-1979. From the description of Oral history interview with J. Lamar Worzel, 1996, January 2 and 3 and May 14 and 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80180915 From...

Amos, Anthony K.

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Heezen, Bruce C.

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Oceanographer and geologist, received the B.A. degree from Iowa State University in 1948 and his Ph.D. degree from Columbia University in 1952. Heezen's entire professional career was spent on the geology department faculty of Columbia University and as a scientist at the Unviersity's Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory. He was Research Associate, 1955-1957; Senior Research Scientist, 1957-1960; Assistant Professor, 1960-1964; and Associate Professor, 1964-1977. Heezen was also a consultant wi...

Oliver, J. E. (Jack Ertle), 1923-2011

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Geophysicist (Seismology). Research associate, Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory, 1953-1955; Professor of geology, Columbia University, 1955-1971; chairman of dept. of geology, Cornell University from 1971. From the description of Oral history interview with Jack E. Oliver, 1996 March 8 and 1997 September 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83510609 Geophysicist (Seismology). Research associate, Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory, 1953-1955; professor of geology, Colum...

Mayhew, M. A.

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Laughton, A. S.

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Heirtzler, J. R. (James R.)

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Geophysicist. From the description of Early Lamont, 2002. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79391171 ...

Berckhemer, H. (Hans)

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Lowrie, William, 1939-

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Udintsev, G. B. (Gleb Borisovich)

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Oceanographer. From the description of Oral history interview with Gleb Udinetisev, 1997, July 30 and August 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77931109 ...

Katz, Jean.

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Molnar, Peter Hale

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Vine, F. J

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Nabighian, Misac N.

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