Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Oral history interview with Alberto Lonardi [electronic resource], 1997
Creator: | Lonardi, Alberto G., 1930- | 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 NoteOceanographer.
Scope and ContentsChildhood: born Buenos Aires, Argentina, son of naval officer, early education at Naval Academy; University of Buenos Aires: telecommunications engineering, 1954-1958; service in Argentine Naval Forces: engineer of Electronic Bureau, commander of small naval reserve ship, 1958-1961; Columbia University: PhD., geophysics, 1961-1965; association with Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory [LDEO]: repair of Vema ships, geophysical research at sea, Puerto Rico trench, development of continental drift theory, publication of Physics and Chemistry of the Earth; move to Bahia Blanca, Argentina: development of new oceanographic institutes, 1969-1976; status of oceanography as field of study; environmental consciousness in Argentina, LDEO; conditions of voyages aboard LDEO vessels; reminiscences of colleagues.
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