First Steps: The History of Marine Exploration: Oceanographic Institutions
The world's first oceanographic laboratory was built not in the United States or Great Britain but in Italy. The two best known marine science institutions today, however, are the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, located in La Jolla, California,...
First Steps: The History of Marine Exploration: Technology and Collaboration
The past hundred years has been a time of explosive growth and change within marine science. Perhaps the greatest change has been the recognition that, if it is to flourish, oceanography must be practiced in a collaborative and multi-disciplinary ma...
First Steps: The History of Marine Exploration: Matthew Fontaine Maury
Perhaps the first person for whom oceanography was a full-time occupation, Matthew Fontaine Maury began charting winds and ocean currents for the United States Navy in the mid-19th century. He is considered by many to be the father of physical ocean...