Name
Langseth, Marcus G (Interviewee)
Doel, Ronald (Interviewer)
Title
Oral history interview with Marcus G. Langseth 1996
Abstract
Childhood: born Lebanon, New Jersey, son of civil engineer, early education in Tennessee, New York; Waynesburg College: B. S., geology, 1950-1954; Columbia University: M. S., geology, 1954-1956, PH.D., geology, 1965; association with Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory [LDEO]: seismological research at sea aboard Vema as chief scientist, collaboration with Spanish geophysicists, development of seismological instrumentation, publication of papers on sea-floor spreading, funding and voyages of LDEO sea-going vessels; National Aeronautics and Space Administration [NASA]: heat flow research for Apollo missions, recovery of Apollo 13; reminiscences of colleagues.
Collection Name
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory oral history collection
Subjects
Langseth, Marcus G; Columbia University; Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory; Vema (Ship); United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Format
oral histories; sound recordings
Genre
Interviews
Date
1996
Note (Biographical)
Geologist.
Note
Interviewed by Ronald Doel on December 13 and December 21, 1995, and June 3 and December 19, 1996.
Note (Provenance)
Marcus G. Langseth, Gift 1998
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Catalog Record
13573589
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-s9ea-r119
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.