Deep freeze : the United States, the International Geophysical Year, and the origins of Antarctica's age of science /

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In Deep Freeze, Dian Olson Belanger tells the story of the pioneers who built viable communities, made vital scientific discoveries, and established Antarctica as a continent dedicated to peace and the pursuit of science, decades after the first explorers planted flags in the ice. In the tense 1950&...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Belanger, Dian Olson, 1941-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boulder, Colo. : University Press of Colorado, ©2006.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
United States. > Navy. > Task Force 43 > History.
United States. > Navy.
États-Unis. > Navy.
United States. > Navy. > Task Force 43.
1957-1958
International Geophysical Year, 1957-1958.
Année géophysique internationale, 1957-1958.
TRAVEL.
HISTORY > General.
Discoveries in geography.
Discoveries in geography > American.
Antarctica > Discovery and exploration > American.
Antarctica > Discovery and exploration.
Antarctique > Découverte et exploration américaines
Antarctique > Découverte et exploration.
Antarctica.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Prologue: the call of the ice
  • The international geophysical year: idea to reality
  • All hands on deck: logistics for the high latitudes
  • Gaining a foothold: operations base at McMurdo Sound
  • Little America V: science flagship on the ice shelf
  • Marie Byrd Land: Crevasse Junction, privation stations
  • South Pole: dropped from the sky
  • The gap stations: Hallett, Wilkes, m and Ellsworth
  • On the eve: people, preparations, policies
  • Comprehending the cold: Antarctic weather quest
  • Looking up: the physics of the atmosphere
  • Under foot: ice by the mile
  • Life on the ice: the experience
  • Science and peace, continuity and change.

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