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About Scripps Centennial
A leader and innovator in oceanography and marine
technology for 100 years, Scripps Institution of Oceanography is
dedicating its centennial celebration to communicating the importance
of ocean science to the global community and to reaching out to
friends and colleagues around the world.
Scripps Institution began when the right people, the
right place, and the right time all converged in San Diego, California,
in 1903. Infinite secrets were awaiting discovery in the oceans,
and UC Berkeley marine biology professor William Ritter and his
students were eager to begin to uncover them.
A visionary group of leaders in San Diego believed
the West Coast needed a dedicated year-round marine laboratory and
that their city was the ideal location. From this fusion of intellect
and resources came the nation's first multidisciplinary oceanographic
institution, later named the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
Throughout the 20th century, Scripps played a key
role in defining the new science of oceanography in the United States.
In 2003, Scripps Institution of Oceanography will celebrate 100
years of oceanography.
Join Scripps as we celebrate our first 100 years and
begin a second century of global discoveries for tomorrow's world.
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