George F. Bond
George Foote Bond (born November 14, 1915 in Willoughby , Ohio - January 3, 1983 in Bat Cave , North Carolina ) was an American doctor and leading expert in the field of underwater and hyperbaric medicine ; he is considered the "father of saturation diving ".
Life
Bond studied at the University of Florida , where he graduated with an MA in 1939. He then graduated from McGill University Medical School , where he completed his training in surgery in 1945. His Final year graduated Bond at Memorial Hospital in Charlotte (North Carolina) . In 1946, Bond opened a country doctor's office in Bat Cave, North Carolina. Bond also founded the Valley Clinic and Hospital in 1948 . The community honored Bond as "Doctor of the Year" in 1953. On June 22, 1955, he appeared on the national television program This Is Your Life .
In 1953, Bond joined the US Navy.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Charles Shilling : Papa topside . In: Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (Ed.): Pressure . 12, No. 1, 1983, ISSN 0889-0242 , pp. 1-2.
- ↑ John Murray: "Papa Topside", Captain George F. Bond, MC, USN Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Information: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: Faceplate . 9, No. 1, 2005, pp. 8-9. Retrieved January 15, 2010.
literature
- Bob Barth: Sea Dwellers: The Humor, Drama and Tragedy of the US Navy SEALAB Programs . Houston, Texas: Doyle Publishing Company 2000, ISBN 0-9653359-3-3 .
- George F. Bond, Helen A. Siiteri: Papa Topside: The Sealab Chronicles of Capt. George F. Bond, USN . Annapolis, MD: US Naval Institute Press 1993, ISBN 1-55750-795-3 .
- William J. Bunton: Death of an Aquanaut . Flagstaff, Arizona: Best Publishing Company 2000, ISBN 0-941332-81-0 .
- Ben Hellwarth: Sealab: America's Forgotten Quest to Live and Work on the Ocean Floor . New York: Simon & Schuster 2012, ISBN 978-0-7432-4745-0 .
Web links
- Selected publications from the Rubicon Research Repository
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bond, George F. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bond, George Foote (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American doctor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 14, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Willoughby , Ohio |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 3, 1983 |
| Place of death | Bat Cave , North Carolina |