Innocents on the Ice: A Memoir of Antarctic Exploration, 1957
Autor John C. Behrendten Limba Engleză Paperback – 14 aug 1999 – vârsta de la 19 ani
"Adventures
in
the
Antarctic
only
happen
when
someone
makes
a
mistake.”
—From the Preface
—From the Preface
In
1956,
John
C.
Behrendt
had
just
earned
his
master’s
degree
in
geophysics
and
obtained
a
position
as
an
assistant
seismologist
in
the
International
Geophysical
Year
glaciological
program.
He
sailed
from
Davisville,
Rhode
Island
to
spend
eighteen
months
in
Antarctica
with
the
IGY
expedition
as
part
of
a
U.S.
Navy-supported
scientific
expedition
to
establish
Ellsworth
Station
on
the
Filchner
Ice
Shelf.Innocents
on
the
Iceis a
memoir
based
on
Behrendt’s
handwritten
journals,
looking
back
on
his
daily
entries
describing
his
life
and
activities
on
the
most
isolated
of
the
seven
U.S.
Antarctic
stations.
Nine
civilians
and
thirty
Navy
men
lived
beneath
the
snow
together,
and intense
personal
conflicts
arose
during
the dark
Antarctic
winter
of
1957. Little
outside
contact
was
available
to
ease
the
tension,
with
no
mail
delivery
and
only
occasional
radio
contact
with
families
back
home.
The
author describes
the
emotional
stress
of
the
living
situation,
along
with
details
of his
parties’
explorations
of
the
Filchner-Ronne
Ice
Shelf
system
during
the
summers
of
1957
and
1958.
Along
the
hazardous
1,300-mile
traverse
in
two
Sno-Cats,
the
field
party
measured
ice
thickness
and
snow
accumulation
as
part
of
an
international
effort
to
determine
the
balance
of
the
Antarctic
ice
sheet,
and
made
the
first
geological
observations
of
the
spectacular
Dufek
Massif
in
the
then-unexplored
Pensacola
Mountains.
Behrendt
also
draws
upon
his
forty
years
of
continual
participation
in
Antarctic
research
to
explain
the
changes
in
scientific
activities
and
environmental
awareness
in
Antarctica
today.
Including
photos,
maps,
and
a
glossary
identifying
various
forms
of
ice,Innocents
on
the
Iceis
a
fascinating
combination
of
the
diary
of
a
young
graduate
student
and
the
reflections
of
the accomplished
scientist
he
became.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780870815515
ISBN-10: 0870815512
Pagini: 428
Ilustrații: 56
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.71 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: University Press of Colorado
Colecția University Press of Colorado
ISBN-10: 0870815512
Pagini: 428
Ilustrații: 56
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.71 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: University Press of Colorado
Colecția University Press of Colorado
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Recenzii
“A
richly
detailed
insider’s
look
at
the
realities
of
the
last
real
exploration
of
the
Earth.
It
shows
all
the
complex
glory
and
trouble
of
high-tech
exploration
in
the
20th
Century:
personality
conflicts,
tensions,
pratfalls,
and
the
transcendent
experience
of
setting
foot
on
unknown
lands.
A
fine
mix
of
science,
adventure,
and
human
drama.”
—Michael Parfit, author of South Light: A Journey to the Last Continent and scriptwriter for the IMAX film Antarctica
—Michael Parfit, author of South Light: A Journey to the Last Continent and scriptwriter for the IMAX film Antarctica
"A
gripping
taleof
young
scientists
pursuing
their
calling
while
under
the
command
of
a
vindictive,
paranoid
naval
officer.
Denied
radio
contact
with
their
stateside
mentors,
some
were
threatened
with
Court
Martial
for
insisting
on
doing
what
they
were
sent
to
do. Forunately,
it
is
the
scientists
who
triumph
over
rough
water."
—Charles Swithinbank, author ofForty Years on Ice
—Charles Swithinbank, author ofForty Years on Ice
Behrendt
skillfully
describes
the
tension
between
the
scientists'
passion
for
research
and
their
leader's
paranoia,
which
at
times
threatened
to
bring
the
isolated
base
to
the
brink
of
insanity
and
mutiny
.
.
.
[A]
welcome
and
long-overdue
addition
to
the
literature
of
the
continent."
—J. McKimi Malville, author ofPrehistoric Astronomy of theSouthwest
—J. McKimi Malville, author ofPrehistoric Astronomy of theSouthwest
Notă biografică
John
C.
Behrendtis
an
internationally
known
scientist
who
has
made
12
trips
to
Antarctica
and
traveled
there
in
every
decade
since
the
1956-58
International
Geophysical
Year
expedition
described
inInnocencts
on
the
Ice.
He
returned
to
the
Weddell
Sea
and
the
Filchner
Ice
Shelf
in
1958-59,
and
made
pioneering
aerogeophysical
surveys
over
the
Transantarctic
Mountains
and
the
West
Antarctic
Ice
Sheet
from
1960-64.
In
1960-61
he
led
an
oversnow
traverse
party
to
the
southern
Antarctic
Peninsula
and
the
Behrendt
Mountains,
which
were
named
for
him
as
a
result
of
his
work.
He
also
led
geophysical
research
programs
for
31
years
at
the
U.S.
Geological
Survey.
Behrendt
is
currently
a
FellowEmeritus
and Senior
Research
Associate at
the
Institute
of
Arctic
and
Alpine
Research
at
the
University
of
Colorado.