Ernest Harry Vestine (May 9, 1906 â€" July 18, 1968) was an American
geophysicist and meteorologist.He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
to Swedish parents. At the age of two his family moved to Alberta,
Canada, where he was raised. He earned a B.S. in math and physics in
1931 from the University of Alberta. The following year he joined the
Canadian Meteorological Office in Toronto. During the Second
International Polar Year, 1932-3, he led a Canadian expedition to
Meanook, which lies in the northern part of Alberta. The team
established a magnetic observatory at the site. In 1934 he left to
study at the University of London, where in 1937 he earned a Ph.D. in
applied mathematics.During the early 1930s he began a collaboration
with the Carnegie Institution of Washington, and in January, 1938 he
was hired as an assistant by the Institute's Department of Terrestrial
Magnetism. He was soon promoted to chief of the department's Land
Magnetic Survey section. In 1946 he became the head of the Section on
Theoretical Geophysics. In 1947, E. H. Vestine et al. produced a
comprehensive, two-volume work detailing all the geomagnetic data of
the Department. In addition to his research into geomagnetics, he
collaborated with studies into seismology and cosmic rays.In 1957 he
performed work relating to the International Geophysical Year. The
same year he left the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism to join the
RAND Corporation. There he performed studies on planetary and space
science, as well as issues concerning national security. From 1964
until 1968 he served as president of the American Geophysical Union's
Geomagnetism section.
geophysicist and meteorologist.He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
to Swedish parents. At the age of two his family moved to Alberta,
Canada, where he was raised. He earned a B.S. in math and physics in
1931 from the University of Alberta. The following year he joined the
Canadian Meteorological Office in Toronto. During the Second
International Polar Year, 1932-3, he led a Canadian expedition to
Meanook, which lies in the northern part of Alberta. The team
established a magnetic observatory at the site. In 1934 he left to
study at the University of London, where in 1937 he earned a Ph.D. in
applied mathematics.During the early 1930s he began a collaboration
with the Carnegie Institution of Washington, and in January, 1938 he
was hired as an assistant by the Institute's Department of Terrestrial
Magnetism. He was soon promoted to chief of the department's Land
Magnetic Survey section. In 1946 he became the head of the Section on
Theoretical Geophysics. In 1947, E. H. Vestine et al. produced a
comprehensive, two-volume work detailing all the geomagnetic data of
the Department. In addition to his research into geomagnetics, he
collaborated with studies into seismology and cosmic rays.In 1957 he
performed work relating to the International Geophysical Year. The
same year he left the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism to join the
RAND Corporation. There he performed studies on planetary and space
science, as well as issues concerning national security. From 1964
until 1968 he served as president of the American Geophysical Union's
Geomagnetism section.
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