While in Oslo we had the opportunity to visit some of the many exploration museums as well as the Nobel Peace prize museum. One of the people that stuck out to me while at these two places was Fridtjof Nansen, one of the most known explorers, scientists, and diplomat in Norway's history. Nansen won the Nobel Peace prize in 1922 for helping organize during WW1 a place and acceptance for refuge Russians at the time. He also created the Nansen passport which helped these refugees and it was recogognized by at least 52 countries. Nansen's involvment was not only in this peace role but also in the polar explorations to the arcitic. There is a museum in Oslo exhibiting the actual boat "The Fram" that was taken by Nansen and his crew across the polar seas. I liked this museum the best I think because I have personally been interested in polar expeditions both involving scandinavia as well as others such as the Franklin failed expidition. These explorations throughout the North and South have been a hard accomplishment for the ones who have come out successful. During these expiditions, many experaments and scientific research was done in order to better the understanding of the future of wildlife, diseases, as well as the way the body reacts. Nansen was known for his participation and findings as one of the first to come up with the neuron theory.
This is by Erika Strom
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed these museums because they were examples of how messages of peace can be sent in more ways than conflict resolution. The people that where a part of these explorations were acting without imperialistic drives or for shows of superiority. These endeavors had the possibility to give political soft power to the countries by showing they have scientists on the leading edge of matters that are effecting the world. - Patrick Austinson
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