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Special thanks is owed to the following individuals for their assistance with the creation of this Geophysical Centennial website: Shaun Hardy, John Strom, Ann Mulfort, Jennifer Snyder, Merri Wolf, Garret Huntress, and Katy Johanesen.
 
 
General History
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X-ray crystallography
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Katmai
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Kilaeau
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Petrology
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Seismology
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Yellowstone National Park
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Glass Making
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Philip Abelson
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Leason H. Adams
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Norman L. Bowen
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Arthur L. Day
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George W. Morey
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Frank A. Perret
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  • Perret, F. A., Volcanic research at Kilauea in the summer of 1911, American Journal of Science, 4th series, 36, 475 - 483, 1913b.
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Charles S. Piggot
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Henry S. Washington
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Hatten S. Yoder, Jr.
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  • Levy, Claudia, Minerals Researcher Hatten S. Yoder Dies at 82, The Washington Post, B7, August 9, 2003.