John Tuzo Wilson (1908-1993)
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John Tuzo Wilson, an eminent geophysicist, died on April 15, 1993, in Toronto. He held a Massey Fellowship at Cambridge, joined the Canadian Geological survey and took his Doctorate from Princeton in the early 1930's. He had also served in the Canadian Army during the II World War, and became a professor of geophysics at the University of Toronto in 1946. He became the Director of the Ontario Science Center, the first science exploratory, in 1974. His theory of the seafloor spreading and continental drift, implying the third major structural element, was an important contribution to science in 1965, as was his concept of repeated opening and closing of ocean basins throughout geological time, now termed the Wilson Cycle.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1993
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What ever happened to John Denver?
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John Denver spends more time supporting and promoting his not-for-profit Windstar Foundation than he does giving concerts these days. The foundation promotes grass-roots activism through education, land stewardship, publications and awards, and has ties with such non-grass roots organizations as NASA and the United Nations. Denver feels that modern humans are too separated from the earth and not mindful of the planet's diversity. He feels Windstar offers individuals the chance to get involved in conservation at the grass roots level, thereby incorporating some of their individuality into the movement.
Publication Name: Wildlife Conservation
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 1048-4949
Year: 1993
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Denver Zoo celebrates its centennial
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The Denver Zoological Gardens began in 1896. Its first housed animal was a bear. The City and the County of Denver managed the zoo. Construction work began on Bear Mountain in 1917. The Denver Zoological Foundation was formed in the 1950s to finance the zoo. The zoo expanded to include wildlife habitats for birds and sheep. Primate Panorama shall be opening in the summer of 1996 to highlight the zoo's centennial year.
Publication Name: Wildlife Conservation
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 1048-4949
Year: 1996
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