æz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðɪ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl dʒˌiːoʊfˈɪzɪkəl jˈɪɹ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɛvən nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt hiː wɛnt tə lˈeɪk hˈeɪzən ænd ʌntˈɪl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː wˈɜːkt ˈiːðɚ ðɛɹ ɔːɹ æt wˈɔːɹd hˈʌnt ˈaɪlənd.
As part of the International Geophysical Year (1957–1958) he went to Lake Hazen and until 1973 worked either there or at Ward Hunt Island.