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. |
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| 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 |
| 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.<p>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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| Item Description: | Title from PDF title page. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 PDF file (vi, 270 pages, 8 pages of plates)) : illustrations, portraits |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0585180377 9780585180373 9780309063982 0309063981 |