Background
Nelson, Clifford Melvin was born on November 8, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Clifford Melvin and Bernice Margurite (Hansen) Nelson.
Nelson, Clifford Melvin was born on November 8, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Clifford Melvin and Bernice Margurite (Hansen) Nelson.
Bachelor of Science, University of Illinois, 1960; Master of Science, Michigan State University, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1974.
Instructor, Cabrillo College, Aptos, California, 1967-1969, 75-76;
lecturer, California State University, Hayward, 1970-1971;
postdoctoral fellow, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1974-1975;
geologist, associate historian, United States Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, 1976-1980;
staff geologist, United States Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, since 1980;
chief history project, United States Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, since 1987. Research associate Museum of Paleontology, University of California Berkeley, 1975-1986. Member education committee American Geological Institute, Alexandria, 1982-1985.
Chairman United States commission on the history of geology National Research Council, Washington, 1985-1990. Research collaborator Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, since 1990.
Captain Corps of Engineers United States Army Reserve, 1960-1969. Fellow Geological Society of America, Linnean Society of London. Member American History Association, History of Science Society, Organisation of America Historians, International Common for History of Geological Sciences (corresponding member), Cosmos Club.
Married Marian Sandra Osmundson, March 22, 1986.