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Fred Noel Spiess
Pages 284-289

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From page 285...
... Navy submariner, deepsea explorer and inventor, and Professor Emeritus of Oceanography at the Marine Physical Laboratory at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (MPL/SIO) at the University of California, San Diego, died on September 8, 2006.
From page 286...
... Among the instruments he developed were Deep Tow, a device that tows instruments for looking closely at the deep ocean, measuring its acoustics, and examining the seafloor, and Floating Instrument Platform (FLIP) , a research platform developed by Fred (and the late Fred Fisher)
From page 287...
... This unique vessel remains in use as "a wonderfully successful and quiet platform, which was built for virtually nothing and has enriched our knowledge of the oceans for four decades," said Walter Munk, an emeritus professor of oceanography at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. In 1989 Fred led the development of a wireline re-entry system to carry research instruments from the deck of a ship through 5,000 meters of seawater and into seafloor boreholes previously drilled as part of deep-sea scientific drilling programs.
From page 288...
... by AAAS in 1980, the Maurice Ewing Medal by AGU and the U.S. Navy in 1983, the Pioneers of Underwater Acoustics Medal by ASA in 1985, the MTS/Lockheed Award for Ocean Science and Engineering in 1985, the Secretary of the Navy Distinguished Public Service Award in 1991, and the Distinguished Technical Achievement Award of the IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society in 2006.
From page 289...
... The words of Tom Brokaw in his book, The Greatest Generation, aptly apply to Fred Spiess, "....duty, honor, love of family and country, service, achievement and courage gave us the world we have today ...." If we continue that tradition, those values can also lead to the world we want tomorrow.


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