The History of the International Polar Years (IPYs)

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. The First Three Polar Years – A General Overview

   • Rip Bulkeley

   Pages 1-6

3. The International Polar Year 1882–1883

   • Erki Tammiksaar, Natal’ya Georgievna Sukhova, Cornelia Lüdecke

   Pages 7-33

4. The Expeditions of the First International Polar Year

   • Susan Barr, Louwrens Hacquebord, Erki Tammiksaar, Natal’ya Georgievna Sukhova

   Pages 35-107

5. An Evaluation of the Achievements of the First International Polar Year

   • Aant Elzinga

   Pages 109-126

6. International Cooperation in Antarctica 1901–1904

   • Cornelia Lüdecke

   Pages 127-134

7. The Second International Polar Year 1932–1933

   • Cornelia Lüdecke, Julia Lajus

   Pages 135-173

8. Some IPY-2 Histories

   • Susan Barr, Louwrens Hacquebord, Cornelia Lüdecke

   Pages 175-210

9. Achievements of the Second International Polar Year

   • Aant Elzinga

   Pages 211-234

10. Origins of the International Geophysical Year

    • Rip Bulkeley

    Pages 235-238

11. The IPY-3: The International Geophysical Year (1957–1958)

    • Klaus Dodds, Irina Gan, Adrian Howkins

    Pages 239-257

12. The Achievements of the IGY

    • Jorge Berguño, Aant Elzinga

    Pages 259-278

13. Side-Effects and Traces of the Early IPYs

    • Susan Barr, Rip Bulkeley

    Pages 279-296

14. International Meteorological and Magnetic Co-operations in Polar Regions

    • Cornelia Lüdecke

    Pages 297-298

15. Why Do We Have a 4th IPY?

    • Dave Carlson

    Pages 299-312

16. Back Matter

    Pages 313-319

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Although international scientific cooperation - particularly in meteorology - was established previous to the first International Polar Year, the IPY-1 (1882-83) is considered to be the first revolutionary step towards an extensive international cooperation in the polar areas for the benefit of science rather than national prestige and territorial gain. This was followed by IPY-2 (1932-33) and IPY-3 - actually the International Geophysical Year (1957-58) - before the crowning effort of IPY-4 (2007-08). The history of these years is recounted here and explains the political, economic, technical and scientific conditions and expectations that laid the basis for each IPY and which gradually expanded both the scope and extent of our understanding of the complexities in polar regions

• Arctic/Antarctica
• International Polar Years
• Meteorology
• evolution
• history
• history of science

From the reviews:

“This book is an impressive collaborative effort, with authors from a number of different countries … . Each polar year has chapters that approximate a history, a description of expeditions and activities, and an evaluation of achievements. Well-known historians, scientists and polar commentators make up the impressive list of authors. … they acknowledge and pay respect to the legendary early … that have now become a part of the global polar heritage. … Buy one for your bookcase or library … .” (Julia Jabour, The Polar Journal, Vol. 1 (1), June, 2011)

• c/o Directorate for Cultural Heritage, Oslo, Norway

  Susan Barr

• Munich, Germany

  Cornelia Luedecke

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