that time I had not only met Rhodes (initially when he
passed through Townsville) but had spent more than 3
weeks with him on the second half of his expedition to
the islands east of New Guinea (Misima, Rossell and
Louisiades etc.). He had recognised that my experience
with reefs (coming from the UK) was minimal and saw
this as an ideal opportunity for “field tutoring”. It certainly
paved my way into reef research. Also on the expedition
was Rhodes’ charming wife Dolores (then working for
the Carnegie Museum) who did much to lighten what at
times were some very dark days (including the edge of
a tropical cyclone). This included suggesting that whilst
at sea, the men of the expedition wear lap-laps!
More time was spent with Rhodes a few months later at
the 1969 Paris INQUA meeting. We were also together
on the field trip around the French coast from Sangatte
to Les Sables d’Olonne, where I think Rhodes’ breadth
of knowledge and respect from fellow Quaternary scientists really shone through. Subsequently, apart from
a couple of days with Rhodes and Dolores at their Long
Island home at Amagansett, contact for me unfortunately
has only been through occasional sea level meetings and
committees.
Rhodes Fairbridge has left many testaments by which
he will be remembered. None, I believe, are more appropriate than the Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series.
However, it is a privilege to have this dedication to such
a prominent twentieth century ‘Man of Science’ especially
in this specific encyclopedia on coral reefs.
David Hopley
Editor-in-Chief
Field trip on the coast of northern France at the 1969
INQUA conference (left David Hopley, right Rhodes
Fairbridge)
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passed through Townsville) but had spent more than 3
weeks with him on the second half of his expedition to
the islands east of New Guinea (Misima, Rossell and
Louisiades etc.). He had recognised that my experience
with reefs (coming from the UK) was minimal and saw
this as an ideal opportunity for “field tutoring”. It certainly
paved my way into reef research. Also on the expedition
was Rhodes’ charming wife Dolores (then working for
the Carnegie Museum) who did much to lighten what at
times were some very dark days (including the edge of
a tropical cyclone). This included suggesting that whilst
at sea, the men of the expedition wear lap-laps!
More time was spent with Rhodes a few months later at
the 1969 Paris INQUA meeting. We were also together
on the field trip around the French coast from Sangatte
to Les Sables d’Olonne, where I think Rhodes’ breadth
of knowledge and respect from fellow Quaternary scientists really shone through. Subsequently, apart from
a couple of days with Rhodes and Dolores at their Long
Island home at Amagansett, contact for me unfortunately
has only been through occasional sea level meetings and
committees.
Rhodes Fairbridge has left many testaments by which
he will be remembered. None, I believe, are more appropriate than the Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series.
However, it is a privilege to have this dedication to such
a prominent twentieth century ‘Man of Science’ especially
in this specific encyclopedia on coral reefs.
David Hopley
Editor-in-Chief
Field trip on the coast of northern France at the 1969
INQUA conference (left David Hopley, right Rhodes
Fairbridge)
vi
DEDICATION TO RHODES FAIRBRIDGE