Oral history interview with William Ryan 1997
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- Name
- Ryan, William B. F (Interviewee)
- Doel, Ronald (Interviewer)
- Title
- Oral history interview with William Ryan 1997
- Abstract
- Childhood: born Troy, New York, son of textile worker; Williams College: B.S., physics, 1957-1961; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute: development of instrumentation, summer voyages at sea; Columbia University [CU]: Ph.D., oceanography, 1962-1971; Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory [LDEO]: development of continental drift, sea-floor spreading theories, magnetic research in Mediterranean Sea, Morocco, Cambodia; controversy over presentation of scientific material: LDEO and Russian scientist conferences, CU administration; creation of ocean floor map; environmental issues at LDEO: involvement with Nixon administration, conflicts with Greenpeace; restructuring of LDEO administration; changes in LDEO policies: training of graduate students, shift in responsibility for data collection, use of instrumentation; production of oceanography documentary films; reminiscences of colleagues.
- Collection Name
- Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory oral history collection
- Subjects
- Ryan, William B. F; Columbia University; Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
- Format
- oral histories; sound recordings
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1997
- Note (Biographical)
- Oceanographer.
- Note
- Interviewed by Ronald Doel on July 1, 1997.
- Note (Provenance)
- William Ryan, Gift 1998
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content - Catalog Record
- 13581947
- Also In
- Oral History Archives at Columbia
- Time-Based Media
- Time-Based Media
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-8ane-zj70
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.