Oral history interview with Gordon Eaton, 1997 July 8 and August 4.

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Oral history interview with Gordon Eaton, 1997 July 8 and August 4.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/82331347

Discusses his youth, education, the decision to come to Lamont-Doherty, his work there, the integration of marine biology into geophysics and oceanography work at Lamont, among other topics. Prominently mentioned are: Wallace Broecker, Maurice Ewing, Arnold Gordon, Barry Raleigh,, Lynn Sykes, Manik Talwani.

Transcript (2 sessions), 142 pp.

American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

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Eaton, Gordon P.

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Gordon Pryor Eaton (b. 1929) received a B.A. (1951) in geology from Wesleyan University. His professional career has included positions at Wesleyan University, the University of California-Riverside, the U.S. Geological Survey, and Texas A & M. In 1983 Dr. Eaton was named the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Texas A & M, and in 1986 was named President of Iowa State University. During Eaton's four years at Iowa State (1986-1990), his administration spearheaded enhanced ...

Gordon, Arnold L

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Oceanographer (physical oceanography). Professor of Oceanography, Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory, Columbia University, from 1965. Research includes circulation of the Caribbean Sea; physical oceanographic investigation in the Southern Hemisphere oceans. From the description of Oral history interview with Arnold L. Gordon, 1996-1997. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78411731 ...

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...

Sykes, L. R.

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Raleigh, C. Barry.

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Doel, Ronald Edmund

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Talwani, Manik

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Broecker, Wallace S., 1931-....

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