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4+ YearsPublisher | Elsevier Science |
ISBN 13 | 9780080959757 |
ISBN 10 | 9780080959757 |
Book Description | This extensively updated new edition of the widely acclaimed Treatise on Geochemistry has increased its coverage beyond the wide range of geochemical subject areas in the first edition, with five new volumes which include: the history of th |
About the Author | KARL KAREKIN TUREKIAN (1927–2013)Karl Turekian was a man of remarkable scientific breadth, with innumerable important contributions to marine geochemistry, atmospheric chemistry, cosmochemistry, and global geochemical cycles. He was mentor to a long list of students, postdocs, and faculty (at Yale and elsewhere), a leader in geochemistry, a prolific author and editor, and had a profound influence in shaping his department at Yale University.In 1949 Karl joined a graduate program in the new field of geochemistry at Columbia University under Larry Kulp with students Dick Holland and his fellow Wheaton alums Wally Broecker and Paul Gast. This was a propitious time as Columbia’s Lamont Geological Observatory had only been established a few years beforehand. It was during these years that Karl began to acquire the skills that led to his rapid emergence as a leader in geochemistry |
Language | English |
Author | Karl K. Turekian |
Publication Date | 2013-11-08 |
Number of Pages | 9144 pages |
Treatise on Geochemistry