Reminiscences of Elizabeth Thompson Bunce, 1982

Biographical Note

Geophysicist

Scope and Contents

Early education; Smith College; physical education teacher; Woods Hole summer job testing explosives; decision to study science at Smith College: M.S. in physics, 1949; Woods Hole from 1951: own specialty in underwater acoustics and seismics, United States Naval Submarine GIBBS 1959 cruise to Mobile, 1962 BEAR cruise, discovery of the nuclear submarine Chain Ridge, role of chief scientist on cruises, effect of sinking of THRESHER on underwater equipment, changes in funding research

Subjects

• Bunce, Elizabeth T. (Elizabeth Thompson), 1915-2003--Interviews.
• Interviews.
• Marine geophysics.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Physicists--Interviews.
• Seismology.
• Smith, P. K., interviewer.
• Underwater acoustics.
• Women scientists--Interviews.