Interview of Morton J. Rubin by Dian O. Belanger

• Main Author: Rubin, Morton J.
• Other Authors: Belanger, Dian Olson, 1941-, Shoemaker, Brian
• Format: Audio
• Language: English
• Published: Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program 2007
• Subjects: International Geophysical Year; 1957-1958 > Interviews; Weather forecasting > Antarctica > History > Interviews; Antarctica > Discovery and exploration > Interviews; Rubin; Morton J. > Interviews; International Geophysical Year (IGY) (1957-1958); Byrd; Siple; Alvarez; Morton; Jules; Wilkins; Percy; Rene; Goodale; Cartwright; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1811/28395

1. Admiral Byrd — p.2, 10 2. Arnold Court — p.2, 11 3. Mrs. Morton Rubin — p.2 4. George Cresman — p.3 5. Harlan Sealer — p.3 6. Rene Mendez — p.3 7. Robinson Crusoe — p.3 8. ________ Vanloon — p.5 9. Harry Wechsler — p.5, 6, 7, 20, 23, 40, 57, 60, 63, 66, 73 10. Sir Gilbert Walker — p.7 11. ________ Smegerinski — p.7, 79. 12. Jose Alvarez — p.9 13. Bruce Lesky — p.9, 63 14. Bill Gibbs — p.9 15. Phil Law — p.9, 10, 38 16. Charles Withinbanks (?) — p.10 17. Richie Simmers — p.10 18. Eddie Goodale — p.10 19. Admiral Dufek — p.15, 16, 23, 35, 39, 41 20. Charles Percy Wright — p.17 21. Sir George Simpson — p.17 22. Sir Hubert Wilkins — p.17 23. _________ Priestly — p.18 24. Gordon Cartwright—p.20, 23, 24, 25, 27, 61 25. John Norvino — p.21 26. Trigger Hawk — p.21 27. Gus Hume — p.21, 39 28. Bob Stretch — p.21 29. Charlie Bentley — p.23 30. Ned Ostenso — p.23 31. Mario Givanetto — p.23 32. Larry Gould — p.23 33. George Tony — p.23 34. __________ Tolstikov — p.25, 29, 35, 36, 60 35. __________ Mann — p.25 36. Hugh Audershoi — p.26 37. Oscar Pechek — p.28 38. Guy Duwark — p.28 39. Victor Antonovich Bugaev — p.35, 60 40. John Meravido — p.36, 39 41. __________ Peror — p.38 42. Captain Cordner — p.39 43. Paul Siple — p.39 44. Buris (a Russia navigator) — p.46 45. __________ Bregmann — p.57 46. Gil Duart — p.59 47. George Grusef — p.60 48. Bob White — p.61, 66, 68 49. Bernie Lethow — p.63 50. Kirby Hason — p.63 51. Ed Flowers — p.63 52. Bert Crary — p.65 53. Allen Chapman — p.66 54. Igor Zoltikov — p.70 55. James van Allen — p.72 56. John von Neumann—p.73, 79 57. Larry Gould — p.73 58. Jules Charney — p.79 The media can be accessed at the links below. Audio Part 1: http://streaming.osu.edu/knowledgebank/byrd/oral_history/Mr_Morton_Rubin_1.mp3 Audio Part 2: http://streaming.osu.edu/knowledgebank/byrd/oral_history/Mr_Morton_Rubin_2.mp3 Mr. Rubin was born in 1917 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1934, he enrolled at Pennsylvania State University in the School of Chemistry and Physics. Lack of finances forced him to ...