Theodore August Link (1897-1980)

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Sikstrom, C.B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1995
• Subjects: Aerial photography; Biographies; Canol Project; Geologists; Imperial Oil Limited; Link; Theodore August; 1897-1980; Oil fields; Oil well drilling; Petroleum geology; World War II; Canol Road; N.W.T./Yukon; Mackenzie River region; N.W.T; Norman Wells; Canol; Mackenzie River; Theodore; Yukon; Arctic; Mackenzie river
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64284

This biography honours the achievements of Theordore August Link, the petroleum geologist responsible for discovering the Norman Wells oil field, pioneering the use of cross-section models in geological work, the commercial use of airplanes in the North and the use of aerial photography in geologica...