Abstract

This review of the ICSU World Data Centre system is offered as a tribute to Sir Granville Beynon and his colleagues, whose vision led to the setting up of World Data Centres for the International Geophysical Year of 1957–1958. The article reviews the development of the WDC system, its place in the current scientific scene, and some of the issues that it faces.

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