Arctic Laboratory. A History (1947-1966) of the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory at Point Barrow, Alaska.

The book tells the story of the people who made the laboratory one of the most successful and most respected Arctic research facilities in the world. It probes their successes, failures, frustrations, and disasters, and focuses on the problems that administrators and researchers alike had to face an...

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Main Authors: Reed,John C., Ronhovde,Andreas G.
Other Authors: ARCTIC INST OF NORTH AMERICA WASHINGTON D C
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1971
Subjects:
Test Facilities
Equipment and Methods
*ALASKA
HISTORY
NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES
RESEARCH MANAGEMENT
BIOLOGY
PHYSICS
SEISMOLOGY
GEOLOGY
OCEANOGRAPHY
ICE
NAVAL RESEARCH
POINT BARROW(ALASKA)
Arctic
Barrow
Point Barrow
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0733452
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0733452
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Summary:The book tells the story of the people who made the laboratory one of the most successful and most respected Arctic research facilities in the world. It probes their successes, failures, frustrations, and disasters, and focuses on the problems that administrators and researchers alike had to face and solve. The research programs and their value are described and assessed in terms of individual achievement and scientific contribution. The stories and recollections of the laboratory's personnel provide a human element that is missing in most historical books. (Author)

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