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Ep. 4: GI's 75th Anniversary with Roger Smith: Past, present and future of the institute

Alaska Science Pod

English - September 14, 2021 02:00 - 48 minutes - 33.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
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Roger Smith is a space physicist who moved to Alaska from London in the 80s. He became the director of the Geophysical Institute in 2000. Roger describes what the early days at the GI were like and why the institute has endured for 75 years. (47 minutes)