Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Oral history interview with Nestor Granelli [electronic resource], 1997
| Creator: | Granelli, Nestor | Project: | Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory oral history collection.
(see all project interviews) | Phys. Desc. : | sound file : digital preservation master, WAV files (96 kHz, 24 bit) | | Location: | Columbia Center for Oral History | | Full CLIO record >> |
Biographical NoteGeophysicist.
Scope and ContentsChildhood, Buenos Aires, Argentina: seafaring family, military education; Argentina’s historical role in geographical exploration; impact of World War II exiles on Argentinean culture, scientific research; mapping and hydrography work with the Argentine Navy Antarctic Task Force, 1953-54; consequences of the 1955 revolution; 1957 Vema cruise collaboration between Lamont Geophysical Observatory, Argentinean Navy: data collection, work ethic, equipment, difficult living conditions; impact of International Geophysical Year on Argentinean science; Soviet scientists during Cold War; continental drift research and debates; studies at Columbia University, 1959-1964; work in Argentina’s Naval Hydrographic office; private hydrographic consulting work; relationship between politics and scientific research in Argentina; reminiscences of colleagues.
SubjectsAccess ConditionsCopyright by the Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1998
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