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Of Seas and Ships and Scientists - The Remarkable History of the UK's National Institute of Oceanography, 1949-1973 (Paperback)
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Of Seas and Ships and Scientists - The Remarkable History of the UK's National Institute of Oceanography, 1949-1973 (Paperback)
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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 UKis first
National Institute of Oceanography was formed. The discoveries from
50 years ago underpin our modern-day science. The bookis 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. The book is A useful
introduction for students of marine and/or environmental science.
It will appeal to many scientists and the general public , to those
interested in science and innovation during and after WWII and of
course to many living in the Surrey who always wondered what went
on in the leafy lanes that were home to NIO and its successors for
almost 50 years.
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