Berkner, Lloyd V. (Lloyd Viel), 1905-1967
Reminiscences of the International Geophysical Year, 1959 June 4.
This manuscript resulted from a tape-recorded interview, with editing by Berkner. There is a two-page index of names mentioned.
Lloyd V. Berkner was an engineer and science research administrator. He was the primary initiator of the International Geophysical Year in 1957. This expanded version of the International Polar Year, held in 1882 and 1932, included not only the Arctic and Antarctic, but the whole globe.
Geophysics -- International cooperation.
Intellectual cooperation.
International Geophysical Year, 1957-1958.
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Berkner, Lloyd V. (Lloyd Viel), 1905-1967
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