richard evelyn byrd

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Definition of richard evelyn byrd in English English dictionary

born Oct. 25, 1888, Winchester, Va., U.S. died March 11, 1957, Boston, Mass. U.S. naval officer, aviator, and polar explorer. After serving in World War I, he worked developing navigational aids for aircraft. In 1926 he and Floyd Bennett claimed to have reached the North Pole by airplane, becoming the first to do so. In 1928 Byrd began his explorations of Antarctica with the first expedition to his "Little America" base, which was followed in 1929 by a flight with three companions over the South Pole, again the first such flight. He led subsequent expeditions that discovered and mapped large areas of Antarctica. His several books include Discovery (1935) and Alone (1938), which chronicled his months spent alone in a camp near the South Pole. His brother Harry F. Byrd (1887-1966) served as a U.S. senator from Virginia (1933-65)

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Richard Byrd

a US explorer who was important in the exploration of and research about Antarctica. He was the first to fly over both the North Pole and the south Pole (1888-1957)

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Rich·ard Eve·lyn Byrd

Turkish pronunciation

rîçırd evılın bırd

Pronunciation

/ˈrəʧərd ˈevələn ˈbərd/ /ˈrɪʧɜrd ˈɛvələn ˈbɜrd/