In:
Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union, American Geophysical Union (AGU), Vol. 93, No. 36 ( 2012-09-04), p. 349-349
Kurzfassung:
The world is a very different place than it was 43 years ago. In 1969, Jimi Hendrix rocked the legendary Woodstock music festival, Neil Armstrong took the first steps on the Moon, and U.S. drivers paid an average of 35 cents a gallon for gas. Today, digital music files have replaced vinyl records, NASA's Curiosity rover is transmitting data and imagery from the surface of Mars, and a growing number of cars run on alternative fuels. In the same way, 43 years ago AGU was a very different organization. Membership hovered around 10,000, and the Fall Meeting was still in its infancy. Today, AGU's membership has increased to more than 61,000, Fall Meeting attendance has topped 20,000, and an entire generation of geoscientists who weren't even born in 1969 now comprises 28% of our current membership.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
0096-3941
,
2324-9250
DOI:
10.1029/2012EO360009
Sprache:
Englisch
Verlag:
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Publikationsdatum:
2012
ZDB Id:
24845-9
ZDB Id:
2118760-5
ZDB Id:
240154-X
SSG:
16,13
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