THE ROOTS OF IUGS

James M. Harrison

doi:10.18814/epiiugs/1978/v1i1/005

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Episodes 1978; 1(1): 20-23

Published online March 1, 1978

https://doi.org/10.18814/epiiugs/1978/v1i1/005

THE ROOTS OF IUGS

James M. Harrison^1,2

¹International Council of Scientific Unions
²ICSU's Committee on Nuclear Waste Disposal

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Abstract

The quadrennial International Geological Congress first met in Paris one hundred years ago this year. IUGS, its current sponsoring union and one of the three largest scientific unions in the world, was founded only seventeen years ago. Dr. James M. Harrison, first President of IUGS, blends historical perspective with personal reminiscences in a candid account of the origins of IUGS and its unique “cart before the horse” relationship with the Congress.