Roger Payne, Whale Song Discoverer, Dies
Roger Payne, an American biologist and environmentalist famous for the 1967 discovery of whale song among humpback whales, has passed at 88.
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Remembering Art Pedersen, Founder of Sea-Bird Electronics
Art Pedersen, founder of Sea-Bird Electronics, passed away on October 8, 2021. His designs are firmly cemented into Sea-Bird’s CTDs, and he leaves behind profound impacts on how scientists make measurements in the ocean.
Read moreLong-Time Sea Tech Editor Passes
David Monroe Graham passed away Friday, May 8, 2020 at Mission Hospital. He was 84. He was preceded in death by his sisters Kay Kribs and Sharon Cashin. Graham was born in Lansing, Michigan, July 25, 1935, to the late Albert Douglas Graham and Mariam Moore. He was a voracious reader, especially mysteries and thrillers. He had a special appreciation
Read moreWWII Marine Corps Hero RV Burgin Dies at 96
R.V. Burgin, a WWII Marine Corps hero, died Apr. 6 at the age of 96. Funeral services will be held today, Friday Apr. 12, near Dallas in Lancaster, Texas at the First Baptist Church at 2:00 p.m. Romus Valton Burgin joined the marines in 1942 and served in the Pacific theater, one of the most violent parts of the war,
Read moreWorld-Renowned Oceanographer, Scientist Walter Munk Dies at 101
Walter Munk, who gave the allies a strategic edge in WWII, helped nurture a university into existence, and became a living synonym for oceanography, died February 8, 2019 at his home in La Jolla, California. He was 101. As a geophysicist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego, Munk made groundbreaking observations of waves, ocean
Read moreFormer AGU Executive Director A. F. “Fred” Spilhaus Jr. Passes
The American Geophysical Union (AGU) has reported that former executive director A. F. “Fred” Spilhaus Jr. died on April 30 at the age of 79. During his leadership as executive director from 1970 to 2009, his major accomplishments included huge expansions of AGU membership, staff and the organization’s income. He also introduced new scientific journals, conferences and was editor in
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