International Geophysical Year
(IGY, 1957-1958): A Tribute Page
Robert A. James, “Data Crunching in the International Geophysical Year (1957-1958)” (2025)
Video with audio of October 25, 2025 presentation (53:22)
[Yikes! ERRATA: “Jason” at Harvard should be “Joshua”; Vanguard was 45” not 36” diameter; Explorer launched on Jupiter-C not Redstone; the optical cards were for Aurora observations not Moonwatch; the transatlantic cables were not Marconi’s; Argus was plutonium bombs over the Atlantic not Indian Ocean; occasional mixing up of “Argentina” and “Antarctica.”]