| LC control no. | no2011166625 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Wasserburg, Gerald J. (Gerald Joseph), 1927-2016 |
| Variant(s) | Wasserburg, Gerald Joseph, 1927-2016 Wasserburg, G.J. Wasserburg, Gerald J. (Gerald Joseph), 1927- |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1927-03-25 |
| Death date | 2016-06-13 |
| Place of birth | New Brunswick (N.J.) |
| Field of activity | Geology Geology--Study and teaching Geophysics Geophysics--Study and teaching |
| Affiliation | California Institute of Technology National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) American Philosophical Society American Academy of Arts and Sciences Norske videnskaps-akademi |
| Profession or occupation | Geology teachers Physics teachers University and college faculty members |
| Found in | The collected writings of G.J. Wasserburg, 1996 t.p. (Gerald J. Wasserburg) OCLC, July 25, 2011 (hdgs: Wasserburg, Gerald Joseph, 1927-; Wasserburg, Gerald J.; Wasserburg, G.J. ; usage: Gerald J. Wasserburg) California Institute of Technology WWW site, July 25, 2011: faculty directory page (Gerald J. Wasserburg; John D. MacArthur Professor of Geology and Geophysics, Emeritus) Lunar and planetary information bulletin, June 2016: page 33 (Gerald J. Wasserburg, 1927-2016; American geologist; at the time of his death, he was the John D. MacArthur Professor of Geology and Geophysics, Emeritus, at the California Institute of Technology; best known for his work in the fields of isotope geochemistry, cosmochemistry, meteoritics, and astrophysics; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1954; joined the faculty at the California Institute of Technology in 1955 as Assistant Professor, became Associate Professor in 1959, and Professor of Geology and Geophysics in 1962; member of the U.S. National Academy of Science, the American Philosophical Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters) <https://www.lpi.usra.edu/publications/newsletters/lpib/lpib145.pdf> Wikipedia, viewed July 15, 2021 (Gerald J. Wasserburg; born March 25, 1927, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA; died June 13, 2016 (aged 89)) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_J._Wasserburg> |
| Associated language | eng |
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