Of seas and ships and scientists : the remarkable story of the UK's National Institute of Oceanography 1949-1973 /edited by A.S. Laughton ... [et al.].

"This book captures the excitement of a formative phase of UK science during and immediately following WWII. It links back to scientists working at Antarctic whaling stations and the complimentary voyages of Captain Scott's Discovery that explored the vast icy Southern Ocean, funded by a tax on whale oil. In the depths of WWII, a small group of young scientists were brought together under the inspirational leadership of Dr (later Sir) George Deacon, and shortly after the end of the war, the UK's first National Institute of Oceanography was formed. The discoveries from 50 years ago underpin our modern-day science. The book's chapters are all written and edited by NIO scientists and convey the atmosphere of work at sea in a bygone age before small computers, satellite navigation and easy communication."--Back cover.

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Publisher: Lutterworth Press,
Pub Date: 2010.
Pages: 350 p. :

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551.46:061.1NIO"19"
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1
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PBH5036
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