50 Years of Ocean Discovery
National Science Foundation 1950-2000
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Publication
2000-01-03 - National Academies Press
Language
English
Word Count
69,000 words, Guess
Page Count
276 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL10358004M
- ISBN-139780309063982
- ISBN-100309063981
- OCLC Control Number44720896
- OCLC Control Number43372594
and 3 more
- Internet Archive50yearsofoceandi0000unse
- Library of Congress Control Number99067879
- Goodreads2416591
Classifications
- LCCGC58.A15 2000
Description
This book describes the development of ocean sciences over the past 50 years, highlighting the contributions of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to the field's progress. Many of the individuals who participated in the exciting discoveries in biological oceanography, chemical oceanography, physical oceanography, and marine geology and geophysics describe in the book how the discoveries were made possible by combinations of insightful individuals, new technology, and in some cases, serendipity. In addition to describing the advance of ocean science, the book examines the institutional structures and technology that made the advances possible and presents visions of the field's future. This book is the first-ever documentation of the history of NSF's Division of Ocean Sciences, how the structure of the division evolved to its present form, and the individuals who have been responsible for ocean sciences at NSF as "rotators" and career staff over the past 50 years.
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