Background
Hurley, Patrick Mason was born on January 12, 1912 in Hong Kong, China. Son of F.C. Mason and Anne (Peacock) Hurley. came to the United States, 1937, naturalized, 1943.
(About the radioactivity and the dating of the planet. Eac...)
About the radioactivity and the dating of the planet. Each grain of sand, each minute crystal in the rocks about us, is a tiny clock, ticking off the years since the earth was formed.
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Hurley, Patrick Mason was born on January 12, 1912 in Hong Kong, China. Son of F.C. Mason and Anne (Peacock) Hurley. came to the United States, 1937, naturalized, 1943.
Bachelor, University British Columbia, 1934. Bachelor of Science., University British Columbia, 1934. Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1940.
Research associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1940-1942;
assistant professor geology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1946-1951;
professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1953-1979. Research associate National Defense Research Committee, 1942-1945. Consultant mineral explorationand evaluation.
Research contracts in geochronolgy Atomic Energy Commission, Office Naval Research, National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
(About the radioactivity and the dating of the planet. Eac...)
Fellow Geological Society of America, American Academy of Sciences, American Geophysical Union (Walter H. Bucher Medal, 1995). Member Sigma Xi.
Married Margaret Macurda, August 9, 1941. Children: David, Peter, Pamela.