The International Geophysical Year in Antarctica: Uncommon Collaborations, Unprecedented Results

Autor/in	Belanger, Dian Olson
Titel	The International Geophysical Year in Antarctica: Uncommon Collaborations, Unprecedented Results
Quelle	In: Journal of Government Information, 30 (2004) 4, S.482-489 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1352-0237
DOI	10.1016/j.jgi.2004.09.007
Schlagwörter	Scientific Research; Scientists; Treaties; International Cooperation; Antarctica + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Scientist; Wissenschaftler; Abkommen; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; Antarktis
Abstract	When 1 July 1957 ''dawned'' in the dark of the south polar night, Americans at seven scientific stations scattered across Antarctica officially began systematic, synoptic observations of the air above and ice below. Joining scientists from 11 other countries on the polar continent, they were part of the International Geophysical Year, an 18-month worldwide effort to understand the earth and its environment. The Navy and other military services provided the transportation, construction, and maintenance to make life and work possible on the ice. The scientific success and value of the IGY inspired a mechanism--the Antarctic Treaty of 1959--for a peaceful future focused on the cooperative pursuit of scientific knowledge. While imperfect and fragile, the treaty is still in force and, with continuing military and civilian support, scientific research in Antarctica prospers. All this was achieved in a remarkably short time, by disparate, thinly acquainted, mutually wary cultures--military, scientific, and diplomatic. All the more astonishing is that it happened within the tense context of the Cold War, as statesmen and warriors were wise enough to allow ''apolitical'' scientists to lead where they could not. (Author).
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