Exploring Greenland: Science and Technology in Cold War Settings

• Published in: Scientia Canadensis
• Main Authors: Heymann, Matthias, Knudsen, Henrik, Lolck, Maiken L., Nielsen, Henry, Nielsen, Kristian H., Ries, Christopher J.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: CSTHA/AHSTC 2010
• Subjects: Arctic; Greenland; Endeavour; Voit; Groenland
• Online Access: http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1006149ar; https://doi.org/10.7202/1006149ar

This paper explores a vacant spot in the Cold War history of science: the development of research activities in the physical environmental sciences and in nuclear science and technology in Greenland. In the post-war period, scientific exploration of the polar areas became a strategically important e...