William Bowie: Eminent Scientist and First Chairman (1926–1940) of ASCE’s Surveying and Mapping Division
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Volume 140, Issue 1
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Acknowledgments
The author thanks Ilhan Citak, Special Collections, Lehigh University, for his help, especially for providing the author with access to the digital version of the university student newspaper, The Brown and White; and Richard Snay, Mike Cline, and Cindy Craig from National Geodetic Survey (NGS), who devoted their time and expertise to review different phases of this investigation. Special thanks should be given to Captain Albert E. Theberge, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Central Library, and Rear Admiral John Bossler, former Director of C&GS, for critically reviewing the manuscript and for their valuable comments and suggestions.
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Received: Mar 12, 2013
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