Albert Paddock Crary, 1911-1987
. Known as the "father" of the American Antarctic science program and, earlier, a leading researcher in the Arctic, Crary conducted a broad range of scientific observations in Polar regions, incidentally becoming the first person to have set foot on both North and South Poles. [He has been...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/64751 2023-05-15T13:54:49+02:00 Albert Paddock Crary, 1911-1987 of North America, The Arctic Institute 1988-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64751 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64751/48665 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64751 ARCTIC; Vol. 41 No. 1 (1988): March: 1–90; 89-90 1923-1245 0004-0843 Biographies Crary Albert Paddock 1911-1987 Geophysics Glaciology Scientists Expeditions Polar regions North Pole info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion obituary 1988 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:21:53Z . Known as the "father" of the American Antarctic science program and, earlier, a leading researcher in the Arctic, Crary conducted a broad range of scientific observations in Polar regions, incidentally becoming the first person to have set foot on both North and South Poles. [He has been described as] . "the leading light in glaciology in Antarctica during the IGY, "an outstanding scientist and a great friend," "an indispensable man," as "an exceptional man because of his ability to combine his genius as a scientific explorer with his qualities as a human being." . [And according to Dr. Charles R. Bentley,] "Bert Crary was the man who, more than any other, was responsible for the introduction of solid geophysical techniques into both north and south polar studies. Both by his leadership and by his personality, he was an inspiration to two generations of polar scientists." Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Arctic Arctic North Pole University of Calgary Journal Hosting Antarctic Arctic North Pole ARCTIC 41 1 |
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. Known as the "father" of the American Antarctic science program and, earlier, a leading researcher in the Arctic, Crary conducted a broad range of scientific observations in Polar regions, incidentally becoming the first person to have set foot on both North and South Poles. [He has been described as] . "the leading light in glaciology in Antarctica during the IGY, "an outstanding scientist and a great friend," "an indispensable man," as "an exceptional man because of his ability to combine his genius as a scientific explorer with his qualities as a human being." . [And according to Dr. Charles R. Bentley,] "Bert Crary was the man who, more than any other, was responsible for the introduction of solid geophysical techniques into both north and south polar studies. Both by his leadership and by his personality, he was an inspiration to two generations of polar scientists." |
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