Geophysics in the affairs of man: a personalized history of exploration geophysics and its allied sciences of seismology and oceanography
Gespeichert in:
Hauptverfasser: | , , |
---|---|
Format: | Buch |
Sprache: | English |
Veröffentlicht: |
Oxford [u.a.]
Pergamon Press
1982
|
Ausgabe: | 1. ed. |
Schriftenreihe: | Pergamon international library of science, technology, engineering and social studies
|
Schlagworte: | |
Online-Zugang: | Inhaltsverzeichnis |
Beschreibung: | XX, 492, [54] S. Ill., graph. Darst., Kt. |
ISBN: | 0080240267 0080240259 |
Internformat
MARC
LEADER | 00000nam a2200000 c 4500 | ||
---|---|---|---|
001 | BV000051648 | ||
003 | DE-604 | ||
005 | 20220823 | ||
007 | t | ||
008 | 870612s1982 abd| |||| 00||| eng d | ||
020 | |a 0080240267 |9 0-08-024026-7 | ||
020 | |a 0080240259 |9 0-08-024025-9 | ||
035 | |a (OCoLC)8432235 | ||
035 | |a (DE-599)BVBBV000051648 | ||
040 | |a DE-604 |b ger |e rakddb | ||
041 | 0 | |a eng | |
049 | |a DE-12 |a DE-19 |a DE-384 |a DE-83 |a DE-188 | ||
050 | 0 | |a QC807 | |
082 | 0 | |a 551/.09 |2 19 | |
084 | |a UT 1100 |0 (DE-625)146764: |2 rvk | ||
084 | |a UB 2485 |0 (DE-625)145331: |2 rvk | ||
084 | |a RB 10115 |0 (DE-625)142220:12621 |2 rvk | ||
100 | 1 | |a Bates, Charles C. |d 1918-2016 |e Verfasser |0 (DE-588)172000564 |4 aut | |
245 | 1 | 0 | |a Geophysics in the affairs of man |b a personalized history of exploration geophysics and its allied sciences of seismology and oceanography |c Charles C. Bates, Thomas F. Gaskell and Robert B. Rice |
250 | |a 1. ed. | ||
264 | 1 | |a Oxford [u.a.] |b Pergamon Press |c 1982 | |
300 | |a XX, 492, [54] S. |b Ill., graph. Darst., Kt. | ||
336 | |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
337 | |b n |2 rdamedia | ||
338 | |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
490 | 0 | |a Pergamon international library of science, technology, engineering and social studies | |
650 | 7 | |a Geofysica |2 gtt | |
650 | 4 | |a Géophysique | |
650 | 4 | |a Prospection géophysique | |
650 | 7 | |a Toepassingen |2 gtt | |
650 | 4 | |a Geophysics | |
650 | 4 | |a Prospecting |x Geophysical methods | |
650 | 0 | 7 | |a Geophysik |0 (DE-588)4020252-5 |2 gnd |9 rswk-swf |
650 | 0 | 7 | |a Geschichte |0 (DE-588)4020517-4 |2 gnd |9 rswk-swf |
689 | 0 | 0 | |a Geophysik |0 (DE-588)4020252-5 |D s |
689 | 0 | 1 | |a Geschichte |0 (DE-588)4020517-4 |D s |
689 | 0 | |5 DE-604 | |
700 | 1 | |a Gaskell, Thomas F. |e Verfasser |4 aut | |
700 | 1 | |a Rice, Robert B. |e Verfasser |4 aut | |
856 | 4 | 2 | |m HEBIS Datenaustausch |q application/pdf |u http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=000018343&sequence=000002&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA |3 Inhaltsverzeichnis |
940 | 1 | |q TUB-nveb | |
999 | |a oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-000018343 |
Datensatz im Suchindex
_version_ | 1804114505582510080 |
---|---|
adam_text | Geophysics in the Affairs of
Man
A PERSONALIZED HISTORY OF EXPLORATION
GEOPHYSICS AND ITS ALLIED SCIENCES OF
SEISMOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY
CHARLES C BATES
Honorary Member, Society of Exploration Geophysicists, USA
THOMAS F GASKELL
Formerly with the Oil Companies International Exploration and Production Forum,
London, UK
and
ROBERT B RICE
Past President, Society of Exploration Geophysicists, USA
PERGAMON PRESS
OXFORD • NEW YORK • TORONTO • SYDNEY • PARIS • FRANKFURT
Contents
Conversion Factors xv
Prologue xvii
1 Some Antecedents to the Modern-day Profession of
Geophysics Through World War I 1
Diffusing Geophysical Knowledge 1
Geophysical Forbearers Prior to the 19th Century 2
A Brief Overview of Earth Physics - 1800 to 1919 3
Artillery Location by Acoustic and Seismic Means 10
Oceanography Simultaneously Becomes a Science and a
Technology 11
2 Geophysics Comes of Age — The Roaring Twenties and
the Depressing Thirties 17
The Golden Days of Exploration Geophysics 17
The Appearance of Electrical Well Logging 33
Classical Seismology Strikes Out on Its Own 35
The Rebirth of Extensive Oceanographic Endeavors 39
3 Geophysicists at War - 1939-1945 47
Exploration Geophysics During a Time of Global War 47
Classical Seismology During the War Years 51
Geophysical Detection of Enemy Artillery 53
Influence Mines in Naval Warfare — A New Application of
Geophysical Sensors 56
Geophysical Aspects of Undersea Warfare 69
IX
x Contents
4 Reversion to Peacetime, 1945-1950 79
A Time of Transition 79
Exploration Geophysics Bounces Back 80
Classical Seismology Stays Much the Same 81
The Opening of the Canadian Arctic 88
Oceanography Comes of Age 91
5 The 1950s — A Burgeoning Era of Geophysics 101
A Short Overview of the Decade 101
Correcting the Manpower Shortage in Exploration Geophysics 102
The Geophysical Industry Grapples with Managerial and Technical
Problems 105
The Advent of Magnetic Recording and Electronic Data Processing 108
Non-dynamite Energy Sources for Seismic Exploration 114
A Seismic Search for St Peter s Tomb 115
Project Magnet — A Global Airborne Survey of the Earth s Magnetic
Field 117
Should there be a Nuclear Test Ban? 117
The Berkner Panel on Seismic Improvement 130
Meteorological Fallout from Escalating Nuclear Test Programs 133
The International Geophysical Year 137
Laying the Foundation for Earth-oriented Satellites 139
Military Oceanography Thrives During Peacetime 142
Geophysical Research Penetrates the Polar Basin 147
The Oceanographers also Prefer Large-scale Projects 152
6 Science in Government and Government in Science —
the 1960s 160
The Exuberant 1960s 160
Bad News and Good News for the Geophysical Industry 161
The Geophysical Industry Shifts to Digital Recording and
Processing 164
The Search for Appropriate Underground Nuclear Test Ban Language 169
Project Vela Uniform — A Potential Solution to the Treaty
Language Problem 172
Creation of a Modern Global Seismological Network 176
Vela Uniform s Research Program 180
Are Bigger and Better Seismic Arrays the Route to Go? 187
Tabor Pluto - The British Equivalent to Vela Uniform 194
Research Explosions and Their Impact 199
International Seismology with a Neutralist Flavor 205
The Substitution of Plate Tectonics for Continental Drift 208
Project Mohole Loses Out to the Deep Sea Drilling Project 214
A Decade of Ocean Politics and Ocean Policy 221
Earth-oriented Satellites at Last 234
Contents xi
7 Geophysics Interacts with the Environmentalists and
OPEC - the 1970s and the Early 1980s 240
A Period of Controversy 240
Boom Days Once Again for Exploration Geophysics 251
Non-profit Geophysics Acquires a Political Hue 258
The Good Earth as a Killer 269
Is Mankind Modifying the Earth? 274
By what Means will Geophysics Progress into the Future? 280
8 Geophysics as a Business — Then and Now 287
The Dollar Volume of the Exploration Geophysics Industry 288
Role of the Individual Entrepreneur 288
Growth and Proliferation of Geophysical Firms 292
Corporate Profiles - General 298
The Nature of Large, Full Service Contractors 299
Compagnie Generale de Geophysique 300
Digicon, Inc 304
Geophysical Service, Inc — Texas Instruments, Inc 309
Petty-Ray Geophysical Operations 317
Seiscom Delta, Inc 322
Seismograph Service Corporation 330
Teledyne Geotech and Teledyne Exploration 333
Western Geophysical Company of America 336
Smaller Seismic Data Acquisition Firms 342
An Exceptional Small Firm — the Dawson Geophysical
Company 344
A Unique Firm — the Geophysical Systems Corporation 346
Some New Firms on the Scene 349
Fairfield Industries, Inc 349
Geophysical Company of Norway 350
Grant Geophysical Corporation 350
NF Industries, Inc 351
NORPAC Exploration Services, Inc 352
Firms Specializing in Seismic Data Processing 352
Teknica Resource Development, Ltd 354
Geoquest International, Inc 356
Other Service Companies 358
Equipment Manufacturing and Supply Companies 359
The Consulting Business 361
The Business End of Gravity and Magnetic Surveys 364
The Craig Ferris-E V McCollum Partnership 366
The Gravity Meter Exploration Company 368
Sigmund Hammer 370
The Mineral Exploration Business 371
Barringer Resources, Inc 372
The Industry s Prospects for the Future 374
The Situation as Viewed by the International Association of
Geophysical Contractors 375
xii Contents
Manpower Issues 377
The Potential for Continued Technical Advances and Discoveries
of New Natural Resources 379
9 Geophysics As They Saw It 382
In Retrospect 382
Some Major Personal Achievements 382
Exploration Geophysics 383
Milo Backus, Anthony Barringer, F Gilbert Blake, C Hewitt
Dix, Ralph C Holmer, Sidney Kaufman, Roy O Lindseth,
Robert E Sheriff
Earth Physics 385
Bruce A Bolt, Albert P Crary, Anton L Hales, James R
Heirtzler, Wilmot N Hess, J A Jacobs, Sir Harold Jeffreys,
Helmut E Landsberg, Jack Oliver, Louis C Pakiser, Frank
Press, S Keith Runcorn, HIS Thirlaway, J Tuzo Wilson,
J Lamar Worzel
Oceanography 390
Robert B Abel, Wayne V Burt, William L Ford, Dale F
Leipper, Gordon G Lill, Waldo L Lyon, Arthur E Maxwell,
H William Menard, David S Potter, Roger R Revelle,
RADM Edward C Stephan, USN (Retired), Harris B Stewart,
James H Wakelin, Edward Wenk, Jr
Oceanography—Meteorology 393
Patrick McTaggart-Cowan
Personal Vignettes
Teaching Geophysics:
Comments on the Early Years of the Lamont Geological
Observatory
- Professor Maurice Ewing 394
Learning Geophysics from Professor George P Woollard
- Dr Ned A Ostenso 399
Geophysical Prospecting:
Reflections on the Field of Exploration Geophysics
- Dr Cecil H Green 404
Conception of the Common-depth-point Method of Seismic
Surveying
- Mr W Harry Mayne 414
The Way It Really Happened - The Invention of the
VIBROSEIS System
- Dr John M Crawford 417
Oceanographic Expeditions of Unusual Interest
The Unforeseen Demise of Operation Ski jump II
-John Holmes 418
The International Indian Ocean Expedition and its Scientific
Aftermath
- Dr Wilbert M Chapman 422
Contents xiii
Appendix A — Significant Events in the Evolution of
Geophysical Service, Inc and its Offshoot,
Texas Instruments, Inc 427
References 432
Name Index 445
Subject Index 479
About the Authors 491
|
any_adam_object | 1 |
author | Bates, Charles C. 1918-2016 Gaskell, Thomas F. Rice, Robert B. |
author_GND | (DE-588)172000564 |
author_facet | Bates, Charles C. 1918-2016 Gaskell, Thomas F. Rice, Robert B. |
author_role | aut aut aut |
author_sort | Bates, Charles C. 1918-2016 |
author_variant | c c b cc ccb t f g tf tfg r b r rb rbr |
building | Verbundindex |
bvnumber | BV000051648 |
callnumber-first | Q - Science |
callnumber-label | QC807 |
callnumber-raw | QC807 |
callnumber-search | QC807 |
callnumber-sort | QC 3807 |
callnumber-subject | QC - Physics |
classification_rvk | UT 1100 UB 2485 RB 10115 |
ctrlnum | (OCoLC)8432235 (DE-599)BVBBV000051648 |
dewey-full | 551/.09 |
dewey-hundreds | 500 - Natural sciences and mathematics |
dewey-ones | 551 - Geology, hydrology, meteorology |
dewey-raw | 551/.09 |
dewey-search | 551/.09 |
dewey-sort | 3551 19 |
dewey-tens | 550 - Earth sciences |
discipline | Geologie / Paläontologie Physik Geographie |
edition | 1. ed. |
format | Book |
fullrecord | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><collection xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/MARC21/slim"><record><leader>02114nam a2200529 c 4500</leader><controlfield tag="001">BV000051648</controlfield><controlfield tag="003">DE-604</controlfield><controlfield tag="005">20220823 </controlfield><controlfield tag="007">t</controlfield><controlfield tag="008">870612s1982 abd| |||| 00||| eng d</controlfield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">0080240267</subfield><subfield code="9">0-08-024026-7</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">0080240259</subfield><subfield code="9">0-08-024025-9</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(OCoLC)8432235</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(DE-599)BVBBV000051648</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="040" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DE-604</subfield><subfield code="b">ger</subfield><subfield code="e">rakddb</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="041" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">eng</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="049" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DE-12</subfield><subfield code="a">DE-19</subfield><subfield code="a">DE-384</subfield><subfield code="a">DE-83</subfield><subfield code="a">DE-188</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="050" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">QC807</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="082" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">551/.09</subfield><subfield code="2">19</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="084" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">UT 1100</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-625)146764:</subfield><subfield code="2">rvk</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="084" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">UB 2485</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-625)145331:</subfield><subfield code="2">rvk</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="084" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">RB 10115</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-625)142220:12621</subfield><subfield code="2">rvk</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="100" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Bates, Charles C.</subfield><subfield code="d">1918-2016</subfield><subfield code="e">Verfasser</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)172000564</subfield><subfield code="4">aut</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="245" ind1="1" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Geophysics in the affairs of man</subfield><subfield code="b">a personalized history of exploration geophysics and its allied sciences of seismology and oceanography</subfield><subfield code="c">Charles C. Bates, Thomas F. Gaskell and Robert B. Rice</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="250" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">1. ed.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="264" ind1=" " ind2="1"><subfield code="a">Oxford [u.a.]</subfield><subfield code="b">Pergamon Press</subfield><subfield code="c">1982</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="300" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">XX, 492, [54] S.</subfield><subfield code="b">Ill., graph. Darst., Kt.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="336" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">txt</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacontent</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="337" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">n</subfield><subfield code="2">rdamedia</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="338" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">nc</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacarrier</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="490" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Pergamon international library of science, technology, engineering and social studies</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Geofysica</subfield><subfield code="2">gtt</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Géophysique</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Prospection géophysique</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Toepassingen</subfield><subfield code="2">gtt</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Geophysics</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Prospecting</subfield><subfield code="x">Geophysical methods</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1="0" ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Geophysik</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4020252-5</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield><subfield code="9">rswk-swf</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1="0" ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Geschichte</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4020517-4</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield><subfield code="9">rswk-swf</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Geophysik</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4020252-5</subfield><subfield code="D">s</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2="1"><subfield code="a">Geschichte</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4020517-4</subfield><subfield code="D">s</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="5">DE-604</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="700" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Gaskell, Thomas F.</subfield><subfield code="e">Verfasser</subfield><subfield code="4">aut</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="700" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Rice, Robert B.</subfield><subfield code="e">Verfasser</subfield><subfield code="4">aut</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="856" ind1="4" ind2="2"><subfield code="m">HEBIS Datenaustausch</subfield><subfield code="q">application/pdf</subfield><subfield code="u">http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=000018343&sequence=000002&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA</subfield><subfield code="3">Inhaltsverzeichnis</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="940" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="q">TUB-nveb</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="999" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-000018343</subfield></datafield></record></collection> |
id | DE-604.BV000051648 |
illustrated | Illustrated |
indexdate | 2024-07-09T15:07:47Z |
institution | BVB |
isbn | 0080240267 0080240259 |
language | English |
oai_aleph_id | oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-000018343 |
oclc_num | 8432235 |
open_access_boolean | |
owner | DE-12 DE-19 DE-BY-UBM DE-384 DE-83 DE-188 |
owner_facet | DE-12 DE-19 DE-BY-UBM DE-384 DE-83 DE-188 |
physical | XX, 492, [54] S. Ill., graph. Darst., Kt. |
psigel | TUB-nveb |
publishDate | 1982 |
publishDateSearch | 1982 |
publishDateSort | 1982 |
publisher | Pergamon Press |
record_format | marc |
series2 | Pergamon international library of science, technology, engineering and social studies |
spelling | Bates, Charles C. 1918-2016 Verfasser (DE-588)172000564 aut Geophysics in the affairs of man a personalized history of exploration geophysics and its allied sciences of seismology and oceanography Charles C. Bates, Thomas F. Gaskell and Robert B. Rice 1. ed. Oxford [u.a.] Pergamon Press 1982 XX, 492, [54] S. Ill., graph. Darst., Kt. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Pergamon international library of science, technology, engineering and social studies Geofysica gtt Géophysique Prospection géophysique Toepassingen gtt Geophysics Prospecting Geophysical methods Geophysik (DE-588)4020252-5 gnd rswk-swf Geschichte (DE-588)4020517-4 gnd rswk-swf Geophysik (DE-588)4020252-5 s Geschichte (DE-588)4020517-4 s DE-604 Gaskell, Thomas F. Verfasser aut Rice, Robert B. Verfasser aut HEBIS Datenaustausch application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=000018343&sequence=000002&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis |
spellingShingle | Bates, Charles C. 1918-2016 Gaskell, Thomas F. Rice, Robert B. Geophysics in the affairs of man a personalized history of exploration geophysics and its allied sciences of seismology and oceanography Geofysica gtt Géophysique Prospection géophysique Toepassingen gtt Geophysics Prospecting Geophysical methods Geophysik (DE-588)4020252-5 gnd Geschichte (DE-588)4020517-4 gnd |
subject_GND | (DE-588)4020252-5 (DE-588)4020517-4 |
title | Geophysics in the affairs of man a personalized history of exploration geophysics and its allied sciences of seismology and oceanography |
title_auth | Geophysics in the affairs of man a personalized history of exploration geophysics and its allied sciences of seismology and oceanography |
title_exact_search | Geophysics in the affairs of man a personalized history of exploration geophysics and its allied sciences of seismology and oceanography |
title_full | Geophysics in the affairs of man a personalized history of exploration geophysics and its allied sciences of seismology and oceanography Charles C. Bates, Thomas F. Gaskell and Robert B. Rice |
title_fullStr | Geophysics in the affairs of man a personalized history of exploration geophysics and its allied sciences of seismology and oceanography Charles C. Bates, Thomas F. Gaskell and Robert B. Rice |
title_full_unstemmed | Geophysics in the affairs of man a personalized history of exploration geophysics and its allied sciences of seismology and oceanography Charles C. Bates, Thomas F. Gaskell and Robert B. Rice |
title_short | Geophysics in the affairs of man |
title_sort | geophysics in the affairs of man a personalized history of exploration geophysics and its allied sciences of seismology and oceanography |
title_sub | a personalized history of exploration geophysics and its allied sciences of seismology and oceanography |
topic | Geofysica gtt Géophysique Prospection géophysique Toepassingen gtt Geophysics Prospecting Geophysical methods Geophysik (DE-588)4020252-5 gnd Geschichte (DE-588)4020517-4 gnd |
topic_facet | Geofysica Géophysique Prospection géophysique Toepassingen Geophysics Prospecting Geophysical methods Geophysik Geschichte |
url | http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=000018343&sequence=000002&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA |
work_keys_str_mv | AT batescharlesc geophysicsintheaffairsofmanapersonalizedhistoryofexplorationgeophysicsanditsalliedsciencesofseismologyandoceanography AT gaskellthomasf geophysicsintheaffairsofmanapersonalizedhistoryofexplorationgeophysicsanditsalliedsciencesofseismologyandoceanography AT ricerobertb geophysicsintheaffairsofmanapersonalizedhistoryofexplorationgeophysicsanditsalliedsciencesofseismologyandoceanography |