American Miscellaneous Society
The American Miscellaneous Society (AMSOC - 1952 to 1964) was formed by Gordon Lill, of the Office of Naval Research, as an organization designed to collect various Earth science research ideas that were submitted by scientists to the U.S. Navy and didn't fit into any particular category. Membership in AMSOC was open to everyone and so there was no official membership list. Prospective members could join whenever two or more members were together. The most famous project to come out of AMSOC was the Project Mohole, whose goal was to drill into the Earth's mantle. The society dissolved itself in 1964.[1]
References
- ↑ Van Keuren, David K. (2004). "6: Breaking New Ground-The Origins of Scientific Ocean Drilling". The Machine in Neptune's Garden: Historical Perspectives on Technology and the Marine Environment. Science History Publications. pp. 183–210. ISBN 0881353728. Retrieved March 2014. Check date values in:
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- Why the Mohole: Adventures in Inner Space, 1964, William J. Cromie, 230 pp.
External links
- History of the Mohole Project and the AMSOC by the National Academy of Sciences
- The Albatross Award of the American Miscellaneous Society by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography Archives
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