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    Athelstan Frederick Spilhaus (November 25, 1911 – March 30, 1998) was a South African-American geophysicist and oceanographer. Among other accomplishments...
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  • by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1988 after Athelstan Spilhaus (b. 1911), meteorologist and oceanographer; member of the U.S. National...
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    dominated by Sun Triangle, an 49-foot (15 m) abstract steel sculpture by Athelstan Spilhaus. The tower's lobby is clad in dark red terrazzo and red marble, with...
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    "Revolution in Travel". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 9 May 1907. p. 8. Spilhaus, Athelstan; Spilhaus, Kathleen (1989). Mechanical Toys. New York: Crown Publishers...
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  • and directed by renowned scientist and University of Minnesota dean Athelstan Spilhaus, and reflected the confidence of that era in the ability of science...
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    American Fisheries Society, a University of Minnesota professor, Athelstan Spilhaus, first suggested the establishment of Sea Grant colleges in universities...
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  • 1964 New York World's Fair and Expo 67, with such notables as Dr. Athelstan Spilhaus, Walt Disney, Frank Lloyd Wright, Buckminster Fuller, Mies van der...
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    are conferred AGU Fellows. The Athelstan Spilhaus Award (established 2006), named after Athelstan Frederick Spilhaus, Sr. who created the bathythermograph...
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    island". The most elaborate interruptions schemes include those of Athelstan Spilhaus along continental boundaries, and JJ Wijk's myriahedral projections...
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    Group Achievement Awards: GGS Mission (1998) IMAGE Mission (2002) Athelstan Spilhaus Award, American Geophysical Union (2009) Birkeland Distinguished Speaker...
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