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2003-2004 USAP
Field Season
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Artists & Writers
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Mr. Guy Guthridge
Program Manager
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W-221-M
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NSF/OPP
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Station:
McMurdo Station
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RPSC POC:
Elaine Hood
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Research Site(s):
McMurdo Station, Dry Valleys, New Harbor, Mount Erebus, Cape Royds, Beardmore Glacier, WAIS
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Dates in Antarctica:
Late November to late January
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History of science in Antarctica
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Photo of the artist by David Parkam.
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Deploying Team Members:
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Edward J. Larson
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Research Objectives:
Dr. Larson will chronicle the history of scientific research in the Antarctic, beginning with Captain Cook’s expedition and concluding with the region’s present scientific significance. He has authored four books, co-authored four books, and written over fifty published articles, mostly on science, medicine and law issues. His most recent book, Evolution’s Workshop: God and Science in the Galapagos Islands (2001), sold 20,000 copies in six months, and Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America’s Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion (1997) won a Pulitzer Prize. The Fulbright Program named Larson to the John Adams Chair in American Studies for 2001, and he received the 2000 George Sarton Award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Dr. Larson will work out of McMurdo for two months. He plans to visit science teams as they work in the field as well as the historic huts.
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