Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
Date | Event |
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1887, 16 Jan. | Born, Cherryvale, Kans. |
1906 | B.S., chemical engineering, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. |
1908 | Married Jeannette Blaisdell |
1910-1936 | Physical chemist, Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution, Washington, D.C. |
1924 | Awarded Edward Longstreth Medal from the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Pa. |
1936-1952 | Director, Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution, Washington, D.C. |
1941 | Sc.D., Tufts University, Medford, Mass. |
1948 | Awarded Presidential Medal for Merit |
1950 | Awarded William Bowie Medal by the American Geophysical Union |
1956 | Married Freda R. Ostraw |
1958-1963 | Visiting professor, geophysics, University of California, Los Angeles, Calif. |
1963 | Professor-in-residence, University of California, Los Angeles, Calif. |
1969, 20 Aug. | Died, Silver Spring, Md. |