Biography:Allyn Vine

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Short description: Physicist and oceanographer

Allyn C. Vine (1914–1994) was a physicist and oceanographer who was a leader in developing crewed submersible vessels to explore the deep sea.[1]

Projects

  • Major contributor to redesigning the bathythermograph during World War II. His version could be used on submarines to detect the ocean thermocline.[2]
  • Inspiration for DSV Alvin

See also

  • Maurice Ewing

References

  1. Worzel, J. Lamar (November 1994). "Obituary: Allyn C. Vine". Physics Today 47 (11): 105–106. doi:10.1063/1.2808714. Bibcode1994PhT....47k.105W. http://www.physicstoday.org/resource/1/phtoad/v47/i11/p105_s2?bypassSSO=1. Retrieved 2013-10-04. 
  2. Allyn Vine Obituary "Allyn Vine, 79, Dies; Proponent of Submersibles", The New York Times, January 08, 1994, accessed April 11, 2011