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Garrels, Robert Minard was born on August 24, 1916 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of John C. and Margaret A. (Gibney) Garrels.
(Evolution of Sedimentary Rocks approaches the study of ph...)
Evolution of Sedimentary Rocks approaches the study of physical and historical geology from an entirely new point of view. Treating the earth as a single huge geochemical factory, it considers many of the problems that have puzzled geologists for 200 years and works toward solutions through a synthesis of global data. This book assumes of its readers only a modest background in chemistry and geology, at either the high school or college level. Upon that base the authors begin to build immediately a quantitative as well as qualitative interpretation of earth processes and earth history. Among the problems considered are the nature and amount of materials being deposited in the oceans, the nature and rate of continental denudation, the origin and cycling of sedimentary rocks, and the evidence for and causes of the evolution and migration of continents. Untraditional as it is, Evolution of Sedimentary Rocks gives the serious introductory student a view of geoscience more challenging and more relevant than that provided by the descriptive approach so long accepted as the basis for an appreciation of our planet or for later specialization in geology. Because of its emphasis on transfer and cycling of water and materials on a global scale, it gives an excellent foundation for environmental studies.
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Garrels, Robert Minard was born on August 24, 1916 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of John C. and Margaret A. (Gibney) Garrels.
Bachelor of Science, University Michigan, 1937. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Michigan, 1980. Master of Science, Northwestern University, 1939.
Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University, 1941. Master of Arts (honorary), Harvard University, 1955. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Brussels, 1969.
Doctor of Science (honorary), University Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France, 1976.
From instructor to associate professor geology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1941-1952;
professor geology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1965-1969, 72-80;
professor geology, Scripps Institution Oceanography, 1969-1971;
professor, U. South Florida, 1980-1988. Geologist United States Geological Survey, 1952-1955. Associate professor geology Harvard University, 1955-1957, professor, 1957-1965, department chairman geological science, 1963-1965.
Henri Speciael professor science U. Brussels, Belgium, 1962-1963. Captain James Cook professor oceanography U. Hawaii, Honolulu, 1972-1974.
(Evolution of Sedimentary Rocks approaches the study of ph...)
(Book by Garrels, Robert M., Garrels, Christ, Charles L.)
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(Physical Sciences)
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Geological Society of America (Arthur L. Day medal 1966, Penrose medal 1978), Mineralogical Society of America (Roebling medal 1981), member Geochem. Society (president 1962, V.M. Goldschmidt award 1973), National Academy of Sciences, Society Economic Geologists, American Academy Arts and Science, American Chemical Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Jane M. Tinen, December 21, 1940 (divorced 1969). Children: Joan F., James C., Katherine G. Married Cynthia A. Hunt, 1970.