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Born October 15, 1925 in St. Louis, MO; discusses her childhood growing up in New York. Describes her father’s impact on her upbringing and his career as a proofreader for the New York Times; discusses her high school education. Recalls her undergraduate studies in literature and her courtship with Frank Press; describes she and Frank’s marriage and its ups and downs throughout she and Frank’s careers. Describes the social and family environment at Lamont and compares it to her subsequent experience at Cal Tech and MIT.
Born October 15, 1925 in St. Louis, MO; discusses her childhood growing up in New York. Describes her father’s impact on her upbringing and his career as a proofreader for the New York Times; discusses her high school education. Recalls her undergraduate studies in literature and her courtship with Frank Press; describes she and Frank’s marriage and its ups and downs throughout she and Frank’s careers. Describes the social and family environment at Lamont and compares it to her subsequent experience at Cal Tech and MIT.
Family background and childhood (1924- ); early education; City College of New York (1941-1944); Columbia University (1944-1949); courses taken with I. I. Rabi, Norman Ramsey, Willis Lamb; working with W. Maurice Ewing at Lamont Geological Observatory (now Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory); interactions with M. King Hubbert, Harold Jeffreys, Cecil Green, Louis and Clara Hay; professional societies and meetings, including American Geophysical Union (AGU), Geological Society of America (GSA), Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG).