Albert P. Crary
Geophysicist, Award Winner
1911 – 1987
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Who was Albert P. Crary?
Albert Paddock Crary, was a pioneer polar geophysicist and glaciologist. He made it to the North and then to the South Pole on February 12, 1961 as the leader of a team of eight. The south pole expedition had set out from McMurdo Station on December 10, 1960, using three Snowcats with trailers. Crary was the seventh expedition leader to arrive at the South Pole by surface transportation. He was widely admired for his intellect, wit, skills and as a great administrator for polar research expeditions.
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- Born
- 1911
New York City - Also known as
- Albert Crary
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Lehigh University
- Died
- 1987
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on July 23, 2013
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