Community NY: Earth Science: The World We Live In: Samuel N. Namowitz and the Reimagining of Earth Science Education in New York State and the Nation.

The article focuses on the significant role of New York in the development of Earth science education in the United States during the mid-twentieth century. It highlights the transition from a traditional physical geography curriculum to a more dynamic Earth Science program initiated in 1940, largel...

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Publicado en:New York History Vol. 106; no. 1; pp. 134 - 141
Autor principal: Landa, Edward R.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Cornell University Press Summer2025
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