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The International Geophysical Year Opens A New Era
The IGY 1957 1958 unites 64 nations in a vast scientific push. Thousands of scientists will operate stations worldwide studying meteorology oceanography glaciology solar activity ionospherics auroras geomagnetism cosmic rays gravimetry geodesy and seismology. Public interest centers on six American Long Playing Rockets expected to launch the first artificial moon in 1958 under Naval Research Laboratory supervision with IBM Vanguard center predicting orbits.
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I.G.Y
Joseph Kaplan
National Academy of Sciences
U.S
Naval Research Laboratory
Washington
Vanguard
IBM