Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd, Jr., USN (October 25, 1888 - March 11, 1957) was a naval officer who specialized in feats of exploration. He was a pioneering American aviator, polar explorer, and...
The exploring expedition organized by Richard E. Byrd in 1928 may be considered the first of the mechanical age of exploration in
Antarctica. The program was the first of its kind to utilize the...