50 years of ocean discovery : National Science Foundation 1950--2000 /

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Meeting name:Fifty Years of Ocean Discovery (Symposium) (1998 : Washington, D.C.), author.
Imprint:Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, [2000]
Description:1 online resource (1 PDF file (vi, 270 pages, 8 pages of plates)) : illustrations, portraits
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11106888
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Varying Form of Title:Fifty years of ocean discovery
Other authors / contributors:National Research Council (U.S.). Ocean Studies Board, author.
ISBN:0585180377
9780585180373
9780309063982
0309063981
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Title from PDF title page.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.
This report was supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the sponsor.
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Summary: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.
Other form:Print version: 50 years of ocean discovery. Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, ©2000 0309063981