Francis Raymond Boyd Papers, 1912-2003 1951-2003.

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Francis Raymond Boyd Papers, 1912-2003 1951-2003.

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The collection contains the personal papers of Francis Raymond ("Joe") Boyd, Jr., an eminent geologist, who conducted his entire career at the Geophysical Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution of Washington. High-pressure studies of mantle rocks, particularly kimberlite volcanics, and his expertise in the study of the Kaapvaal craton in southern Africa are well documented.

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Carnegie Institution of Washington DTM-Geophysical Laboratory

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Carnegie Institution of Washington DTM-Geophysical Laboratory

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International Kimberlite Conference

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Carnegie Institution of Washington. Geophysical Laboratory

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Since its inception in 1905, the Geophysical Laboratory has been one of the world's foremost laboratories in the science of petrology, and it remains at the forefront of high-pressure and high-temperature research. The Geophysical Laboratory Photograph Collection documents the history of the laboratory in images. The bulk of the photographs were taken during field expeditions between 1912 and 1937. From the description of Geophysical Laboratory photograph collection, 1906-1999. (Carn...

Boyd, F. R. (Francis R.), 1926-

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Born in Boston, Massachusetts on January 30, 1926. Received an AB degree in 1949, an MS degree in 1951, and a PhD degree in 1958 all in geology from Harvard. Began work for the Geophysical Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution of Washington in 1953, and conducted geological research throughout his entire career there. A major professional achievement was the development of a piston-cylinder apparatus in the early 1960s, called the Boyd-England device. Retired in 1996; passed away on January 12,...

Nixon, Peter H.

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