In the first chapter of Dr. Naomi Oreskes Science on a Mission we are introduced to some of the most iconic names and places in Ocean Science lore. Today, we're looking at pre-WWII oceanography to get a feel for where we started and how we get to a future that sees the US Navy as the biggest source of funding for ocean research in the middle of the 1900s. We'll also be getting a first look at how all that office drama you hate so much somehow looks even dumber when it's coming from accredited science researchers.

References:

Oreskes, Naomi. Science on a Mission: How Military Funding Shaped What We Do and Don’t Know About the Ocean. 2022. University of Chicago Press.

https://scripps.ucsd.edu/about/history

https://antarctic-logistics.com/2010/08/28/harald-sverdrup/

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41567-020-0866-0

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