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He also attended [[Clark University]] in [[Worcester, Massachusetts]], from which he received a Ph.D. in 1939. His dissertation was on "Adaptations of the Explorer to the Climate of Antarctic". He worked in the [[Army Scientific Office]] for most of his career.<ref name="ISCAJ"/> | He also attended [[Clark University]] in [[Worcester, Massachusetts]], from which he received a Ph.D. in 1939. His dissertation was on "Adaptations of the Explorer to the Climate of Antarctic". He worked in the [[Army Scientific Office]] for most of his career.<ref name="ISCAJ"/> | ||
Siple was involved with the ''United States Antarctic Service Expedition of 1939–1941'', which would have been the third Byrd expedition. He served during [[Operation Highjump]], (also known as the United States Navy Antarctic Developments Program 1946–1947), developed cold weather gear for the [[Korean War]],<ref name="ISCAJ"/> and [[Operation Deep Freeze | Siple was involved with the ''United States Antarctic Service Expedition of 1939–1941'', which would have been the third Byrd expedition. He served during [[Operation Highjump]], (also known as the United States Navy Antarctic Developments Program 1946–1947), developed cold weather gear for the [[Korean War]],<ref name="ISCAJ"/> and [[Operation Deep Freeze]] I in 1955–1956. He was the inaugural scientific leader at the U.S. [[Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station]] 1956–1957, during the [[International Geophysical Year]]. This activity is covered in his fourth book,''90 Degrees South''. | ||
From 1963 to 1966 he served as the first U.S. [[science attaché]] to [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]], where he had a stroke in 1966 and returned to the United States.<ref name="SipleEagle"/> | From 1963 to 1966 he served as the first U.S. [[science attaché]] to [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]], where he had a stroke in 1966 and returned to the United States.<ref name="SipleEagle"/> | ||
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