Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin
Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin (born September 25, 1843 in Mattoon , Illinois , † November 15, 1928 in Chicago , Illinois) was an American geologist .
From 1873 to 1882 he was a professor at Beloit College in Wisconsin . He also worked for the United States Geological Survey . From 1887 to 1892 he was President of the University of Wisconsin , from 1892 to 1918 he was a professor at the University of Chicago . During this time he was also President of the Chicago Academy of Sciences from 1898 to 1914 .
He founded the Journal of Geology in 1893 , of which he was editor for many years. In 1894 he was President of the Geological Society of America . In 1901 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , in 1903 to the National Academy of Sciences and in 1905 to the American Philosophical Society . In 1924 he was the first to receive the Penrose Gold Medal of the Society of Economic Geologists and in 1927 the first to receive the Penrose Medal of the Geological Society of America.
Chamberlin founded the planetesimal theory , which Forest Ray Moulton later developed. In addition, from 1890 he developed the "method of several hypotheses" for the generation of knowledge from the consideration that the investigation of a single hypothesis would influence a researcher's train of thought too much.
A Martian crater , a moon crater and the Chamberlin Glacier in Antarctica are named in his honor .
Fonts
- Outline of a Course of Oral Instruction. (1872)
- Geology of Wisconsin. (1877)
- The method of multiple working hypotheses. Science. v. 15: 92-96p. (1890; PDF file; 219 kB)
- Contribution to the Theory of Glacial Motion. (1904)
- with Rollin D. Salisbury: Geology. (3 volumes, 1907-09)
- The Origin of the Earth. (1916)
- The Two Solar Families. (1928)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chamberlin (Mars crater) in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- ↑ Chamberlin (moon crater) in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chamberlin, Thomas Chrowder |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American geologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 25, 1843 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mattoon , Illinois |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 15, 1928 |
| Place of death | Chicago , Illinois |