The Explorers Club
The Explorers Club is a professional society dedicated to scientific exploration of Earth, its oceans, and outer space. Founded in 1904 in New York City, it currently has 30 branches world wide. In addition to sponsoring expeditions and lectures, the Explorers Club is known for their adventurous, exotic cuisine served at their banquets.[1][2]
Many of the founders of the Explorers Club had experience in the Arctic including Adolphus Greely and David Brainard, survivors of the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition, and Frederick Cook. Others, such as Carl Sofus Lumholtz and Marshall Howard Saville, explored the tropics. The club first allowed women to join in 1981.[3] Famous members of the club have included Robert Peary, Matthew Henson, Roald Amundsen, Edmund Hillary, and Neil Armstrong.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Richardson, Lynda (2004-12-03). "PUBLIC LIVES; Explorers Club: Less 'Egad' and More 'Wow!'". New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B05E5DB1631F930A35751C1A9629C8B63. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
- ^ "Eating Maggots: The Explorers Club Dinner". www.epicurious.com. http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/blogs/editor/2008/03/eating-maggots.html#?mbid=shine1_eatingbugs. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
- ^ "A Gathering Place". The Explorers Club. http://www.explorers.org/index.php/about/history/a_gathering_place. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
- ^ "Famous Firsts". The Explorers Club. http://www.explorers.org/index.php/about/history/famous_firsts. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
[edit] External links
- The Explorers Club official website
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