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Charles Raymond Bentley (December 23, 1929 – August 19, 2017) was an American glaciologist and geophysicist, born in Rochester, New York. He was a professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Mount Bentley and the Bentley Subglacial Trench in Antarctica are named after him.^[1] In 1957, he and a handful of other scientists including Mario Giovinetto set out on an expedition across West Antarctica in tracked vehicles to make the first measurements of the ice sheet.^[2]^[3]

He was awarded the Seligman Crystal by the International Glaciological Society in 1990.^[4] He died on August 19, 2017, at the age of 87 in Oakland, California.^[5]

References

^ Bentley Subglacial Trench. MapPlanet.
^ Rejcek, Peter (December 20, 2007). "Science hits the road". POLAR-PALOOZA brings polar research and issues to the public with traveling show. The Antarctic Sun. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
^ Grimes, William (25 August 2017). "Charles R. Bentley, 87, Pioneer of Polar Science, Is Dead". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
^ "The Seligman Crystal". International Glaciological Society. Retrieved 30 November 2016.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Anandakrishnan, Sridhar (2017-08-22). "Charles Bentley death". CRYOLIST. Archived from the original on 2021-07-15. Retrieved 2017-08-23.

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[1] Bentley Subglacial Trench. MapPlanet.

[Rejcek-2] Rejcek, Peter (December 20, 2007). "Science hits the road". POLAR-PALOOZA brings polar research and issues to the public with traveling show. The Antarctic Sun. Retrieved 2008-01-13.

[3] Grimes, William (25 August 2017). "Charles R. Bentley, 87, Pioneer of Polar Science, Is Dead". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 27 August 2017.

[4] "The Seligman Crystal". International Glaciological Society. Retrieved 30 November 2016.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[5] Anandakrishnan, Sridhar (2017-08-22). "Charles Bentley death". CRYOLIST. Archived from the original on 2021-07-15. Retrieved 2017-08-23.

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-'''Charles Raymond Bentley''' (December 23, 1929 &ndash; August 19, 2017) was an [[United States|American]] [[glaciologist]] and [[geophysicist]], born in [[Rochester, New York]]. He was a professor emeritus at the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]].  [[Mount Bentley]] and the [[Bentley Subglacial Trench]] in [[Antarctica]] are named after him.<ref>[http://www.mapplanet.com/?do=loc&country=_A&adm1=05&loc=20000987 Bentley Subglacial Trench]. MapPlanet.</ref> In 1957, he and a handful of other scientists including [[Mario Giovinetto]] set out on an expedition across [[West Antarctica]] in [[tracked vehicles]] to make the first measurements of the ice sheet.<ref Name="Rejcek">{{cite web |last=Rejcek |first=Peter |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Science hits the road |work=POLAR-PALOOZA brings polar research and issues to the public with traveling show |publisher=The Antarctic Sun |date=December 20, 2007 |url=http://antarcticsun.usap.gov/science/contenthandler.cfm?id=1298 |accessdate=2008-01-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/25/science/earth/charles-r-bentley-87-pioneer-of-polar-science-is-dead.html|title=Charles R. Bentley, 87, Pioneer of Polar Science, Is Dead|first=William|last=Grimes|date=25 August 2017|accessdate=27 August 2017|publisher=[[NYTimes.com]]}}</ref>
+'''Charles Raymond Bentley''' (December 23, 1929 &ndash; August 19, 2017) was an American [[glaciologist]] and [[geophysicist]], born in [[Rochester, New York]]. He was a professor emeritus at the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]].  [[Mount Bentley]] and the [[Bentley Subglacial Trench]] in [[Antarctica]] are named after him.<ref>[http://www.mapplanet.com/?do=loc&country=_A&adm1=05&loc=20000987 Bentley Subglacial Trench]. MapPlanet.</ref> In 1957, he and a handful of other scientists including [[Mario Giovinetto]] set out on an expedition across [[West Antarctica]] in [[tracked vehicles]] to make the first measurements of the ice sheet.<ref Name="Rejcek">{{cite web |last=Rejcek |first=Peter |authorlink= |title=Science hits the road |work=POLAR-PALOOZA brings polar research and issues to the public with traveling show |publisher=The Antarctic Sun |date=December 20, 2007 |url=http://antarcticsun.usap.gov/science/contenthandler.cfm?id=1298 |accessdate=2008-01-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/25/science/earth/charles-r-bentley-87-pioneer-of-polar-science-is-dead.html|title=Charles R. Bentley, 87, Pioneer of Polar Science, Is Dead|first=William|last=Grimes|date=25 August 2017|accessdate=27 August 2017|work=[[NYTimes.com]]}}</ref>
-He was awarded the [[Seligman Crystal]] by the [[International Glaciological Society]] in 1990.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.igsoc.org/awards/seligman/b|title=The Seligman Crystal|publisher=International Glaciological Society|accessdate= 30 November 2016}}</ref> He died on August 19, 2017 at the age of 87 in [[Oakland, California]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lists.cryolist.org/pipermail/cryolist-cryolist.org/2017-August/002068.html |title=Charles Bentley death |last=Anandakrishnan |first=Sridhar |publisher=CRYOLIST |date=2017-08-22 |access-date=2017-08-23}}</ref>
+He was awarded the [[Seligman Crystal]] by the [[International Glaciological Society]] in 1990.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.igsoc.org/awards/seligman/b|title=The Seligman Crystal|publisher=International Glaciological Society|accessdate=30 November 2016}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He died on August 19, 2017, at the age of 87 in [[Oakland, California]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lists.cryolist.org/pipermail/cryolist-cryolist.org/2017-August/002068.html |title=Charles Bentley death |last=Anandakrishnan |first=Sridhar |publisher=CRYOLIST |date=2017-08-22 |access-date=2017-08-23 |archive-date=2021-07-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715024033/http://lists.cryolist.org/pipermail/cryolist-cryolist.org/2017-August/002068.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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+== External links ==
+* [https://www.aip.org/history-programs/niels-bohr-library/oral-histories/33888-1 Oral History interview transcript for Charles R. Bentley on 6 August 2008, American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library and Archives] - Session I
+* [https://www.aip.org/history-programs/niels-bohr-library/oral-histories/33888-2 Oral History interview transcript for Charles R. Bentley on 7 August 2008, American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library and Archives] - Session II
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