Charles Raymond Bentley (December 23, 1929 – August 19, 2017) was an American glaciologist and geophysicist, born in Rochester, New York. He was a professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Mount Bentley and the Bentley Subglacial Trench in Antarctica are named after him.[1] In 1957, he and a handful of other scientists including Mario Giovinetto set out on an expedition across West Antarctica in tracked vehicles to make the first measurements of the ice sheet.[2][3]
He was awarded the Seligman Crystal by the International Glaciological Society in 1990.[4] He died on August 19, 2017, at the age of 87 in Oakland, California.[5]
References
- ^ Bentley Subglacial Trench. MapPlanet.
- ^ Rejcek, Peter (December 20, 2007). "Science hits the road". POLAR-PALOOZA brings polar research and issues to the public with traveling show. The Antarctic Sun. Retrieved January 13, 2008.
- ^ Grimes, William (August 25, 2017). "Charles R. Bentley, 87, Pioneer of Polar Science, Is Dead". NYTimes.com. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
- ^ "The Seligman Crystal". International Glaciological Society. Retrieved November 30, 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Anandakrishnan, Sridhar (August 22, 2017). "Charles Bentley death". CRYOLIST. Archived from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
External links
- Oral History interview transcript for Charles R. Bentley on 6 August 2008, American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library and Archives - Session I
- Oral History interview transcript for Charles R. Bentley on 7 August 2008, American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library and Archives - Session II
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