Dr Bryan Lintott: Electronic Exploration of Antarctica

Hocken Lunchtime Talk

Dr Bryan Lintott: Electronic Exploration of Antarctica: the Scott Polar Research Institute and Radio Echo Sounding, 1967-83.

This presentation will review the early history of Antarctic radio echo sounding (RES) and how the Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge recently examined the institute's 1967-83 RES project in terms of material culture, archival material, personal recollections (oral history), uncatalogued data and images.

Dr Lintott is based at the Scott Polar Research Institute, and is an Associate Professor II at the University of Tromsø.

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