Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Oral history interview with Walter C. Pitman III, 1997.
Creator: | Pitman, Walter C. | Project: | Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory oral history collection. (see all project interviews) | Phys. Desc. : | Transcript 126 pages Sound recording 5 audiocassettes | Location: | Columbia Center for Oral History | Full CLIO record >> |
Biographical NotePhysical oceanographer.
Scope and ContentsBorn Newark, New Jersey; family genealogy; life-long interest in art and literature; Morristown School for Boys; Lehigh University, B.S. physics and math, 1956; Hazeltine Corporation, New Jersey, 1956-1960: submarine warfare project administrator, interest in physical oceanography; Lamont Geological Observatory [Lamont], 1960-present; technician on 1960 Vema Atlantic Ocean voyage: professionalism of captain and crew, seismic reflection data collecting; Elantin 1965 Pacific Ocean voyage; completion of Ph.D. at Columbia University; career highlights: 1966 magnetic anomaly paper, work on Cretaceous sea level changes; Lamont’s development since the 1960s: site expansion, limitations on classified research, explosion of knowledge in the earth sciences, growing importance of environmentally focused work, interdisciplinary research, international collaborations; reflections on staff and colleagues.
SubjectsAccess ConditionsCopyright by the Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1999
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