Science, secrecy, and the Smithsonian the strange history of the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program / Ed Regis.
| Author/creator | Regis, Edward, 1944- |
| Other author | Oxford University Press. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022] |
| Description | xiv, 180 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Strange history of the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program |
| Abstract | "In the fall of 1962, at the height of the Cold War, officers representing the three main military services, the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force, arrived at the Smithsonian Institution, in Washington. The officers were from the Desert Test Center, a new military installation in Fort Douglas, Utah. The chapter describes how these officers outlined a biological survey of various Pacific islands that they wanted to be undertaken. They were not forthcoming with their motives in wanting the survey, but Smithsonian officials volunteered to perform the survey using their own scientists and others to be hired as needed"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022018862 |
| ISBN | 9780197520338 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |