Papers of Lloyd V. Berkner, 1905-1967.
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Berkner, Lloyd V. (Lloyd Viel), 1905-1967
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Lloyd V. Berkner was an engineer and science research administrator. He was the primary initiator of the International Geophysical Year in 1957. This expanded version of the International Polar Year, held in 1882 and 1932, included not only the Arctic and Antarctic, but the whole globe. From the description of Reminiscences of the International Geophysical Year, 1959 June 4. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122440290 Physicist. From t...