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Autobiography of a Geologist by John Rodgers |
| Silliman Professor Emeritus
of Geology and Geophysics at Yale University, member of the National
Academy of Sciences, former President of the Geological Society
of America, and winner of the Society's Penrose Medal - John
Rodgers is the doyen of Appalachian geology. To compare the Appalachian
orogen, a belt of deformed metamorphic and plutonic rocks, with
mountain ranges around the world, John traveled widely using
his linguistic skills to compare geologic ideas and his skill
at the piano to entertain his friends. Professor Rodgers's stature
in Geology also came from his 50 years as Editor of the American
Journal of Science and from his continued local interest as compiler
of the latest version of the Geologic Map of Connecticut. His
autobiography recounts a unique life, a time never to be duplicated,
during a more gentle and gracious era. Volume 58 of the Transactions (TR58) of The Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences. (2001) ISBN 1-878508-23-7 224 pages, $35.00 |
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