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Paul Allen Siple ( 1908 - 1968 ) was an American Antarctic explorer and Geographer who took part in six Antarctic expeditions, including the two Byrd Expeditions of 1928 - 1930 and 1933 - 1935 , having first gone representing the Boy Scouts Of America as an Eagle Scout . Siple was also a Sea Scout . His first and third books covered these adventures. He was involved with the ''United States Antarctic Service Expedition of 1939-41'', which would have been the third Byrd expedition. He served during Operation Highjump , (also known as the United States Navy Antarctic Developments Program 1946-47) and 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. Siple and Charles F. Passel developed the Wind-chill factor. From 1963-66 he served as the first U.S. Scientific Attache to Australia and New Zealand . Antarctic features Siple Coast and Siple Island were named in his honour. He received the Hubbard Medal from the National Geographic Society in 1958. He is a brother of the Alpha Chi Rho fraternity. WORKS
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