The main expressed goal for oceanographers during International Geophysical Year, 1957/8, was to study the use of ocean depths for the dumping of radioactive wastes. This wasn’t a secret assignment, you understand, but a proud public boast. In
Bill Bryson
The main expressed goal for oceanographers during International Geophysical Year, 1957/8, was to study the use of ocean depths for the dumping of radioactive wastes. This wasn’t a secret assignment, you understand, but a proud public boast. In