In 1954, physicist Katherine Rawson joined the first Antarctic research program as a liaison for the U.S. Navy, amid an intense Cold War climate. Despite hostile conditions, Rawson calculated complex meteorological models, survived a harrowing ice storm, and became one of the few women to chart the continent’s first comprehensive weather maps, paving the way for future research expeditions.
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