Berkner, Lloyd V. (Lloyd Viel), 1905-1967
Lloyd V. Berkner papers, 1905-1967.
The papers of Lloyd Viel Berkner (1905-1967) span the years 1928-1967, with the bulk of the material concentrated in the period 1946-1967. The collection consists of correspondence, speeches, biographical material, financial records, newspaper clippings, photographs, and other papers relating to Berkner's career as an engineer and physicist and to the International Geophysical Year, 1957-1958.
Berkner (1905-1967). Scientist and administrator. B. S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1927; student physics George Washington University, 1933-1935; many honorary doctorates. Affiliations: Engineer 1st Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928-1930; National Bureau of Standards, 1930-1933; physicist, Dept. of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1933-1941 (Australia 1938-1939; Alaska, 1941), head, Section of Exploratory Geophysics of Atmosphere, 1947-1951; Executive Secretary, Research and Development Board, U. S. Department of Defense, 1946-1947; Special Assistant Secretary of State on Foreign Military Assistance, 1950; President, Board of Trustees, Chairman Executive Committee, Associted Universities, Inc, 1951-1960; President, Graduate Research Center of Southwest, 1960-1965, Chairman, Executive Committee, 1965-.
Berkner, Lloyd V. (Lloyd Viel), 1905-1967
International Geophysical Year, 1957-1958.
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