Unlocking the ‘Eskimo Secret’: Defence Science in the Cold War Canadian Arctic, 1947–1954
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Matthew S. Wiseman
Journal of the Canadian Historical Association, vol. 26, no. 1, 2015, pp. 191-223
Description
Discusses comparative biochemical studies conducted to discover physiological basis for the Inuit's cold-weather acclimatization, in hopes that it could be applied to screen for Arctic service.