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William A. Nierenberg (left) director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography and vice chancellor of marine sciences at UCSD, and Melvin N.A. Peterson (right) professor of oceanography and who also directed the Deep Sea Drilling Project from Scripps Institution of Oceanography from 1971 to 1986, on the bridge of research ship D/V Glomar Challenger during the international deep sea drilling project. Circa 1968.

William A. Nierenberg (left) director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography and vice chancellor of marine sciences at UCS...