Obituary Notice: Walter Munk, World-Renowned Oceanographer, Revered Scientist
A brief quote from the obit: "...“From World War II through the 1990s, the U.S. Navy poured financial and logistical support into American oceanography, for its importance in anti-submarine warfare, national defense, and climate change,” said Naomi Oreskes, professor of the History of Science at Harvard University. “Walter Munk was one of the leaders of the generation of men and women who used this support to revolutionize our understanding of the oceans, particularly the physical phenomena of waves, tides and currents, and the relationship of these phenomena to basic geophysical processes."
I'd heard the name once or twice. He appears to have been quite an interesting and inspiring scientist.
What amazes me most is that this information was sent to me by my daughter. I didn't think she even knew (or cared) what I did for 20+ years. It's amazing what we can still learn.
