Ursula B. Marvin
Ursula Bailey Marvin (born August 20, 1921 in Bradford , Vermont , † February 12, 2018 in Concord , Massachusetts ) was an American geologist , mineralogist and historian of science .
Life
Marvin studied history at the Tufts University with a bachelor's degree in 1943 and Geology at Radcliffe College of Harvard University with a master's degree in 1946 and doctorate in 1969 (Ph. D.). After receiving her doctorate, she was an assistant for silicate chemistry at the University of Chicago and a mineralogist at the Union Carbide Ore Company from 1953 to 1958 . From 1958 to 1961 she was an instructor in mineralogy at Tufts University. From 1961 to 1998 she was a geologist at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory . In 1968/69 she was a lecturer at Tufts University and from 1974 to 1992 at Harvard University.
From 1975 to 1985 she was on the Board of Trustees at Tufts University.
In addition to geological history, she dealt with the analysis of meteorites and was part of NASA's analysis team for lunar rocks.
In 2005 she received the Sue Tyler Friedman Medal for her book on the history of plate tectonics . In 1986 she received the History of Geology Award from the Geological Society of America . In 1975/76 she was President of the Meteoritic Society. In 1997 she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Women in Science and Engineering. She was a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science since 1986 .
The Marvin Nunatak in Antarctica and the asteroid (4309) Marvin are named after her. She was several times in the Antarctic looking for meteorites, u. a. for NASA and the National Science Foundation, so 1978/79.
In 1952 she married the geologist Thomas Crockett Marvin (1916–2012).
Fonts
- Continental Drift: Evolution of a concept. Smithsonian Books, 1979.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biography based on American Men and Women of Science , Thomson Gale 2004
- ↑ Ursula Marvin, Geologist of the Extraterrestrial, Dies at 96 , accessed March 12, 2018
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Marvin, Ursula B. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Marvin, Ursula Bailey (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American geologist, mineralogist and historian of science |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 20, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bradford , Vermont |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 12, 2018 |
| Place of death | Concord , Massachusetts |