Memorial to Warren B. Hamilton, 1925-2018
Warren B. Hamilton (1925-2018) was a widely traveled U.S. geologist whose work integrated observational geology and geophysics into planetary-scale syntheses. Hamilton’s early-career insights, before the advent of plate tectonics, include recognizing the need for continental mobility to explain the...
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ftuninhampshire:oai:scholars.unh.edu:soc_facpub-1616 2023-05-15T13:46:10+02:00 Memorial to Warren B. Hamilton, 1925-2018 Hamilton, Lawrence C. Foulger, Gillian R Hamilton, Sarah R Howard, Keith A Stein, Seth A 2019-03-01T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://scholars.unh.edu/soc_facpub/616 http://www.geosociety.org/documents/gsa/memorials/v48/Hamilton-WB.pdf unknown University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository https://scholars.unh.edu/soc_facpub/616 http://www.geosociety.org/documents/gsa/memorials/v48/Hamilton-WB.pdf Sociology Scholarship geology plate tectonics subduction mantle plumes Venus Mars Moon Geophysics and Seismology Tectonics and Structure Volcanology text 2019 ftuninhampshire 2023-01-30T21:50:32Z Warren B. Hamilton (1925-2018) was a widely traveled U.S. geologist whose work integrated observational geology and geophysics into planetary-scale syntheses. Hamilton’s early-career insights, before the advent of plate tectonics, include recognizing the need for continental mobility to explain the geology of the southern hemisphere and western United States. The Mojave Desert north of Blythe, California, was virtually unexplored geologically when, in 1958, he launched the field work that would reveal the Grand Canyon succession of sedimentary strata in drastically thinned, contorted form. Following an International Geophysical Year expedition to Antarctica, his 1960 paper in Geological Survey Research gave the Transantarctic Mountains their name. Subsequent field work covered every part of the globe, including a major new synthesis of Indonesian geology (1969–1979). In all of these studies, he sought to understand local rocks in terms of their dynamic evolution and how that connected with processes operating up to global and billion-year scales -- often finding results that contradict conventional wisdom. Eventually, this broad vision extended beyond Earth itself, leading to new interpretations of other terrestrial planets. Hamilton’s last synthesis paper, a culmination of his career, will be published posthumously in 2019. Text Antarc* Antarctica University of New Hampshire: Scholars Repository Transantarctic Mountains Venus ENVELOPE(-57.842,-57.842,-61.925,-61.925) Blythe ENVELOPE(-60.314,-60.314,-62.464,-62.464) |
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Warren B. Hamilton (1925-2018) was a widely traveled U.S. geologist whose work integrated observational geology and geophysics into planetary-scale syntheses. Hamilton’s early-career insights, before the advent of plate tectonics, include recognizing the need for continental mobility to explain the geology of the southern hemisphere and western United States. The Mojave Desert north of Blythe, California, was virtually unexplored geologically when, in 1958, he launched the field work that would reveal the Grand Canyon succession of sedimentary strata in drastically thinned, contorted form. Following an International Geophysical Year expedition to Antarctica, his 1960 paper in Geological Survey Research gave the Transantarctic Mountains their name. Subsequent field work covered every part of the globe, including a major new synthesis of Indonesian geology (1969–1979). In all of these studies, he sought to understand local rocks in terms of their dynamic evolution and how that connected with processes operating up to global and billion-year scales -- often finding results that contradict conventional wisdom. Eventually, this broad vision extended beyond Earth itself, leading to new interpretations of other terrestrial planets. Hamilton’s last synthesis paper, a culmination of his career, will be published posthumously in 2019. |
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