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Lowell Wakefield

Lowell Wakefield is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Lowell Wakefield rather than just read about it. In short: Lowell Alvin Wakefield (August 17, 1909 – 1977) is regarded as the founder of the Alaskan king crab industry, and Port Wakefield on the north-east coast of Raspberry Island, Alaska is named after him. Lowell Alvin Wakefield was born in Anacortes, Washington on August 17, 1909, to Emma Lanora (née Easter) and Lee Howard Wakefield.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Lowell Alvin Wakefield (August 17, 1909 – 1977) is regarded as the founder of the Alaskan king crab industry, and Port Wakefield on the north-east coast of Raspberry Island, Alaska is named after him. Lowell Alvin Wakefield was born in Anacortes, Washington on August 17, 1909, to Emma Lanora (née Easter) and Lee Howard Wakefield. His father, a native of Texas, was well known in the salmon and herring industries throughout the Pacific Northwest. Wakefield was a committed Communist as a young man. He was expelled from the University of Washington for leading a student protest against the ROTC. In 1931, he covered and wrote dispatches from The Scottsboro Boys trial. Back in Washington State in 1932, he founded and edited the "Voice of Action", The State Communist Party newspaper. By 1938, Wakefield was a correspondent for "The Daily Worker", the CPUSA national publication. (The Millionaire was a Soviet Mole, The Twisted Life of David Karr by Harvey Klehr, published by Encounter Books, 2019. Chapter One: Young Radical on The Make) He established Port Wakefield shortly after World War II by Wakefield, having relocated his father's salmon cannery business, Apex Fish Company, from Anacortes, Washington, to Raspberry Island, Alaska, renaming it Wakefield Fisheries. Wakefield, who is regarded as the founder of the Alaskan king crab industry, introduced the canning and freezing of king crab, partly because of declining salmon stocks in surrounding waters. As well as the cannery, cedar log houses and a church were built for the workers.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Lowell Wakefield

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Lowell Wakefield claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Lowell Wakefield before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Lowell Wakefield ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Lowell Wakefield

In research: Lowell Wakefield appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Lowell Wakefield in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Lowell Wakefield is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1909 births, 1977 deaths, 20th-century American businesspeople, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Lowell Wakefield outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Lowell Wakefield in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Lowell Wakefield matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Lowell Wakefield?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Lowell Wakefield.