Tag Archives: Greenland
Wednesday’s Book Review: “Eismitte in the Scientific Imagination”
Eismette in the Scientific Imagination: Knowledge and Politics at the Center of Greenland. By Janet Martin-Nielson. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. Eismette means “middle ice” in German, and this book is about the quest to reach that middle point on … Continue reading
Posted in History, Science, World War II
Tagged Alfred Wegener, Eismette in the Scientific Imagination: Knowledge and Politics at the Center of Greenland., Eismitte, Expédition Glaciologique Internationale au Groënland, Expéditions Polaires Françaises, Greenland, Janet Martin-Nielson, Palgrave Macmillan, Paul-Emile Victor, Polar Region, Project Jello
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Recalling a Century Old Controversy: Did Cook or Peary Reach the North Pole First?
The short answer is, probably neither. I have argued for years that exploration has been driven by the three “G’s”: God, gold, and glory (not necessarily in that order). The search for resources, in some cases literally gold, sparked much of … Continue reading
Posted in History, Politics, Science
Tagged Adrien de Gerlache, and glory, Antarctica, Arctic, Belgian Antarctic Expedition, Camp Jesup, Crocker Land, Frederick A. Cook, Geographical North Pole, God, gold, Greenland, Mt. Denali, Mt. McKinley, North Pole, polar exploration, Robert E. Peary, Sir John Speke, Sir Richard Burton, South Pole
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