| Summary: | Mel Habner; Herb Hanson; Floyd Johnson; Paul Siple The media can be accessed here: http://streaming.osu.edu/knowledgebank/byrd/oral_history/Edwin_Flowers.mp3 Recollections of Flowers' experience in Antarctica during the IGY as weather observer. Topics include: how he became a meteorologist and subsequently how he became involved with the IGY; daily life at the station; his role as a weather observer and what was involved in that, such as balloon launches; Paul Siple, and his influence on all who were there; relationship between navy personnel and civilian scientists; his relationship with other important people in Antarctica during that time. Funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation.
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