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He also attended Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, from which he received a Ph.D. in 1939. His dissertation was on "Adaptations of the Explorer to the Climate of Antarctic". He worked in the Army Scientific Office for most of his career. | He also attended Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, from which he received a Ph.D. in 1939. His dissertation was on "Adaptations of the Explorer to the Climate of Antarctic". He worked in the Army Scientific Office for most of his career. | ||
Siple was involved with the United States Antarctic Service Expedition of 1939–1941, which would have been the third Byrd expedition. He served during Operation Highjump, (also known as the [[United States Navy]] Antarctic Developments Program 1946–1947), developed cold weather gear for the Korean War, and Operation Deep Freeze I in 1955–1956. He was the inaugural scientific leader at the U.S. Amundsen–Scott [[South Pole]] Station 1956–1957, during the International Geophysical Year. This activity is covered in his fourth book, ''90 Degrees South''. | Siple was involved with the United States Antarctic Service Expedition of 1939–1941, which would have been the third Byrd expedition. He served during Operation Highjump, (also known as the [[United States Navy]] Antarctic Developments Program 1946–1947), developed cold weather gear for the Korean War, and [[Operation Deep Freeze]] I in 1955–1956. He was the inaugural scientific leader at the U.S. Amundsen–Scott [[South Pole]] Station 1956–1957, during the International Geophysical Year. This activity is covered in his fourth book, ''90 Degrees South''. | ||
From 1963 to 1966 he served as the first U.S. science attaché to Australia and New Zealand, where he had a stroke in 1966 and returned to the United States. | From 1963 to 1966 he served as the first U.S. science attaché to Australia and New Zealand, where he had a stroke in 1966 and returned to the United States. | ||
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==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||
[[File:Siple Map.jpg|thumb|300px|Map of Mount Siple]] | [[File:Siple Map.jpg|thumb|300px|Map of Mount Siple]] | ||
Antarctic features Siple Coast, [[Siple Island]], [[Mount Siple]], Siple Ridge and Siple Station were named in his honor. Siple is noteworthy because he is one of a very few individuals to participate in all five of the Antarctic expeditions conducted by [[Richard Byrd]]. | Antarctic features including the [[Siple Coast]], [[Siple Island]], [[Mount Siple]], Siple Ridge and Siple Station were all named in his honor. Siple is noteworthy because he is one of a very few individuals to participate in all five of the [[Antarctic]] expeditions conducted by [[Richard Byrd]]. | ||
In 1994, while conducting a field survey around [[Mount Siple]], scientist [[Wesley E. LeMasurier]] knocked off a piece of the mountain and sent it to Ruth Siple, Paul's widow. She had it mounted and cherished the piece until her death in 2004. | In 1994, while conducting a field survey around [[Mount Siple]], scientist [[Wesley E. LeMasurier]] knocked off a piece of the mountain and sent it to Ruth Siple, Paul's widow. She had it mounted and cherished the piece until her death in 2004. | ||