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The Turning Point

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By the second half of the 19th century, British explorers had competition from Americans and Norwegians in the race to claim the North Pole. Nowhere was the contrast in expedition styles more evident than between British naval officer George Strong Nares and Norwegian adventurer Fridtjof Nansen. While Nares stuck to tradition, Nansen ushered in a new era of polar exploration that favored tested theories over wishful thinking, self-organization over government sponsorship, and minimalism over the idea that bigger was better. The international competition to be the first at the Pole was on.

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#History #Society #iHeartRadio & Mental Floss #Mental Floss #Theodore Roosevelt

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The Turning Point

Mental Floss Presents: The Quest for the North Pole

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published 3+ y ago

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Indhold leveret af iHeartPodcasts and Mental Floss and Mental Floss. Alt podcastindhold inklusive episoder, grafik og podcastbeskrivelser uploades og leveres direkte af iHeartPodcasts and Mental Floss and Mental Floss eller deres podcastplatformspartner. Hvis du mener, at nogen bruger dit ophavsretligt beskyttede værk uden din tilladelse, kan du følge processen beskrevet her https://da.player.fm/legal.

By the second half of the 19th century, British explorers had competition from Americans and Norwegians in the race to claim the North Pole. Nowhere was the contrast in expedition styles more evident than between British naval officer George Strong Nares and Norwegian adventurer Fridtjof Nansen. While Nares stuck to tradition, Nansen ushered in a new era of polar exploration that favored tested theories over wishful thinking, self-organization over government sponsorship, and minimalism over the idea that bigger was better. The international competition to be the first at the Pole was on.

Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

… continue reading

41 episoder

#History #Society #iHeartRadio & Mental Floss #Mental Floss #Theodore Roosevelt

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