Features Indicative of Physiographic Conditions Prevailing at the Time of the Trap Extrusions in New Jersey, The Journal of Geology, May-June, 1908

Published by The Journal of Geology, 1908

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The Journal of Geology, 1908. 6.25" wide by 9.25" tall. Original printed wrappers. Staples a little rusty. Text pages are FINE. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated with map, figures, and line drawings. This copy is from the library of scientist and author Robert B. Sosman, with his small ink stamp. The author, Dr. C. N. Fenner, was a colleague of Dr. Sosman at the Carnegie Institution. A physical chemist, Robert Browning Sosman received his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1907, at the age of 26. By 1908 he had joined the Geo-Physical Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution. Dr. Sosman worked at the Geo-Physical Laboratory for 20 years, serving 8 years as Assistant Director. During World War I, his contributions there were instrumental in establishing America's capacity for manufacturing optical glass. In 1928 he left to join the United States Steel Corporation as Assistant Director of Research. Following his retirement from U.S. Steel in 1947, he became visiting professor of Ceramics at Rutgers University. Dr. Sosman was a past president of the American Ceramic Society. In his honor, the Society established The Robert B. Sosman Award, "the highest recognition of scientific accomplishment given by the Basic Science Division. in recognition of outstanding achievement in basic science of an area that results in a significant impact to the field of ceramics." Keywords: New Jersey Geology. Mineralogy. Offprint. Softcover pamphlet. Very Good condition. pp. 299-327.

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Title
Features Indicative of Physiographic Conditions Prevailing at the Time of the Trap Extrusions in New Jersey, The Journal of Geology, May-June, 1908
Author
Fenner, C. N.; (from the library of Robert B Sosman)
Publisher
The Journal of Geology
Publication year
1908
Condition
Very Good condition.
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Offprint.
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