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John Call Cook : ウィキペディア英語版 | John Call Cook
John Call Cook, PhD (April 7, 1918 – October 12, 2012) was an American geophysicist who played a crucial role in establishing the field of ground-penetrating radar and is generally regarded as contributing the fundamental research to develop the field.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=American Men and Women of Science )〕 Cook is also known for demonstrating that aerial surveys can map surface radioactivity to enable much more efficient prospecting for uranium ore,〔 for inventing electrostatic detection of hazardous ice crevasses, and for developing other novel techniques in remote sensing. During most of his professional career, Cook specialized in the techniques of remote sensing and the detection of underground objects. == Early years ==
John Call Cook was born on April 7, 1918 in Afton, Wyoming, to Carl and Ella Cook. Carl made his living as an attorney and farmer, and was himself the son of Phineas Wolcott Cook and number 4 wife, Johanna. During his teens, John constructed various devices including a spark-gap device, a batteryless crystal radio, a six-inch telescope, and an underwater 'diving helmet' constructed of a cookie can with plastic sheet bolted and gasketed for vision, powered by a garden hose and three tire pumps ganged together.
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