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GSA Annual Meeting, November 5-8, 2001

Session No. 24
Monday, 5 November 2001: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T69. Geobiography: Life Histories of Geologists as a Way to Understand How Science Operates

GSA History and Philosophy of Geology Division; History of Earth Sciences Society

 

Michele L. Aldrich and Alan E. Leviton, Advocates
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8:00 AM
SOCIAL ECOLOGY OF SIMPSON'S SUCCESS
LAPORTE, Léo, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, laporte@cats.ucsc.edu, laporte@cats.ucsc.edu
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8:15 AM
HOLES IN THE BIOGRAPHER'S NET: THE CASE OF WILLIAM G. TIGHT (1865-1910), GEOMORPHOLOGIST AND UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT
BORK, Kennard B., Dept. of Geology & Geography, Denison University, Granville, OH 43023, bork@denison.edu, bork@denison.edu
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8:30 AM
EARLY CONTACTS INFLUENCING CAREER CHOICES IN THE LIVES OF THREE HAMILTON (ONTARIO) GEOLOGISTS
MIDDLETON, Gerard V. and DRAKE, John J., School of Geography and Geology, McMaster Univ, 1280 Main St W, Hamilton, ON L8S 4M1, Canada, middleto@mcmaster.ca, middleto@mcmaster.ca
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8:45 AM
AMOS EATON AND THE DEBATE OVER LOCALIZED GEOLOGICAL NOMENCLATURE
SPANAGEL, David I., School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Emerson College, 120 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116, dspanagel@townisp.com, dspanagel@townisp.com
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9:00 AM
PRINCETON GEOLOGIST ARNOLD GUYOT (1807-1884): READING THE EARTH AS THE ULTIMATE HISTORICAL TEXT
WILSON, Philip K., Humanities Department, H134, Penn State College of Medicine, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033-2390, pwilson@psu.edu, pwilson@psu.edu
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9:15 AM
THE AGASSIZ CIRCLE IN THE NEW WORLD: THE CASE OF DESOR AND GLACIOLOGY
SILLIMAN, Robert H., History, Emory Univ, Atlanta, GA 30322, rsillim@emory.edu, rsillim@emory.edu
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9:30 AM
WILLIAM PHIPPS BLAKE: PRACTICING GEOLOGY IN THE 19TH CENTURY
TESTA, Stephen M., Testa Environmental Corporation, 19814 Jesus Maria Road, Mokelumne Hill, CA 95245, stesta@goldrush.com, stesta@goldrush.com
 
9:45 AM
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10:00 AM
FROM PALAEONTOLOGY TO HISTORY. RECONSTRUCTING THE MISSING BIOGRAPHY OF A. H. FOORD (1844-1933) BETWEEN EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA
VACCARI, Ezio, Centro di Studio sulla Storia della Tecnica, C.N.R, via Balbi 6, Genova, 16126, Italy and HISTON, Kathleen, Geol Survey of Austria, Rasumofskygasse 23, Vienna, A-1031, Austria, ezio.vaccari@lettere.unige.it, ezio.vaccari@lettere.unige.it
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10:15 AM
SCIENCE IN THE HINTERLAND: “THE CINCINNATI SCHOOL OF PALEONTOLOGY”
DAVIS, Richard Arnold, Biology Department, College of Mount Saint Joseph, 5701 Delhi Road, Cincinnati, OH 45233-1669, r_a_davis@mail.msj.edu, r_a_davis@mail.msj.edu
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10:30 AM
GUILHERME SCHÜCH OF CAPANEMA, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN 19TH CENTURY BRAZIL: A BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORICAL WINDOW
FIGUEIRÔA, Silvia F. de M., Geological Education, Institute of Geoscience / Campinas State Univ, IG/UNICAMP, P.O. box 6152, Campinas - SP, 13081-970, Brazil, figueroa@ige.unicamp.br, figueroa@ige.unicamp.br
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10:45 AM
SEVEN AGES OF GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION: A BIOGRAPHICAL STUDY OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF DUBLIN AND ITS SUCCESSOR THE ROYAL GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF IRELAND 1831-1894
WYSE JACKSON, Patrick N., Dept. of Geology, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland, wysjcknp@tcd.ie, wysjcknp@tcd.ie
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11:00 AM
A HISTORY OF THE MAPPING AND GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL EXPLORATION OF THE ALEUTIANS: COMBINING ORAL HISTORY, ARCHIVAL RESEARCH AND DETECTIVE WORK
FOURNELLE, John H., Univ Wisconsin - Madison, 1215 W Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706-1692, johnf@geology.wisc.edu, johnf@geology.wisc.edu
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11:15 AM
THE LEVERETT-TAYLOR PAPERS: SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION AND NETWORKING, 1890-1937
BACLAWSKI, Diane, Geology Library, Michigan State Univ, Rm. 5, Natural Science Bldg, East Lansing, MI 48824-1115, baclaws2@pilot.msu.edu, baclaws2@pilot.msu.edu
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11:30 AM
TOTAL IMMERSION FACTOR IN WORKING HYPOTHESIS FORMULATION: G.A.COOPER'S CAREER AS AN EXAMPLE
DUTRO Jr, J. Thomas, U.S.Geological Survey, Museum of Nat History, Room E-308, MRC-137, Washington, DC 20560-0137, dutro.tom@nmnh.si.edu, dutro.tom@nmnh.si.edu
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11:45 AM
JOHN L. RICH (1884–1956): FATHER OF CLINOFORM, UNDAFORM, AND FONDOFORM
FRIEDMAN, Gerald M., Department of Geology, Brooklyn College of the City Univ of New York (CUNY), Brooklyn, NY, and Northeastern Science Foundation affiliated with Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, 15 Third St., P.O. Box 746, Troy, NY 12181, gmfriedman@juno.com, gmfriedman@juno.com
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