Abstract
The International Geophysical Year (IGY) is famous for a number of important legacies. One is for the iconic graph of rising CO2 emissions, the Keeling Chart.1 Another is for its stimulus to polar exploration and the establishment of permanent research facilities in Antarctica.2 The third is the “space race” between the United States and the Soviet Union, initially to launch the first satellite and then to put humans into orbit.3
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Conway, E.M. (2010). The International Geophysical Year and Planetary Science. In: Launius, R.D., Fleming, J.R., DeVorkin, D.H. (eds) Globalizing Polar Science. Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230114654_18
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