Title and statement of responsibility area
Titel
E.G. Nisbet / C.M.R. Fowler fonds
Algemene aanduiding van het materiaal
Parallelle titel
Overige titelinformatie
Title statements of responsibility
Titel aantekeningen
Beschrijvingsniveau
Archief
archiefbewaarplaats
referentie code
Editie
Editie
Edition statement of responsibility
Class of material specific details area
Statement of scale (cartographic)
Statement of projection (cartographic)
Statement of coordinates (cartographic)
Statement of scale (architectural)
Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
Datering archiefvorming
Datum(s)
-
1969-1992 (inclusive) ; 1981-1992 (predominant) (Vervaardig)
Fysieke beschrijving
Fysieke beschrijving
4.4 m of textual records and machine readable records
Publisher's series area
Title proper of publisher's series
Parallel titles of publisher's series
Other title information of publisher's series
Statement of responsibility relating to publisher's series
Numbering within publisher's series
Note on publisher's series
Archivistische beschrijving
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
Euan Nisbet is a scientist internationally respected for the originality and quality of his work. A geologist, he contributed significantly to individual field areas, notably in Zimbabwe and Canada; his contributions to the understanding of Archaean geology, including komatiities, plate tectonics, and the origin of life, are considered by colleagues to be "of profound impact." His most recent research involves global change and environmental issues.
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
Christine Mary Rutherford Fowler is the third generation in a family of scientists of extraordinarily high international reputation. Her main areas of research include seismic refraction, thermal models, sedimentary basins and continental crust. She is co-author with E.G. Nisbet on several papers: her latest book, "The Solid Earth", quickly became the standard text in geophysics, and is used at MIT and CalTech, etc.
Geschiedenis beheer
Donated by E.G. Nisbet
Bereik en inhoud
This fonds contains correspondence, minutes, reports, articles, drafts, notes, and clippings pertaining to the academic and personal lives of Nisbet and Fowler, and the research and findings of their colleagues in the international geological community. Specific topics include komatiities, plate tectonics, global warming, Third World debt, science education in Canada, Zimbabwe, Archaean geology, origin of life, and the environment.
Aantekeningen
Materiële staat
Directe bron van verwerving
Ordening
This fonds has been arranged into six series:
I. Articles and Publications
II. Conferences, Committees, and Seminars
III. Correspondence
IV. Grants
V. Subject/Nominal
VI. Universities
Taal van het materiaal
Schrift van het materiaal
Plaats van originelen
Beschikbaarheid in andere opslagformaten
Restrictions on access
Some personal correspondence is closed, and will be reviewed in 2023; some files containing third-party personal information is closed and will be reviewed in 2043.
Termen voor gebruik, reproductie en publicatie.
Toegangen
Finding aid available: file titles with descriptions
Associated materials
Aanvullingen
Alternative identifier(s)
Standard number area
Standaard nummer
Trefwoorden
Onderwerp trefwoord
Geografische trefwoorden
Naam ontsluitingsterm
- M.J. Bickle (Onderwerp)
- N.T. Arndt (Onderwerp)