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Carey, Samuel Warren (1911 - 2002)

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Geologist

Born: 1 November 1911 New South Wales, Australia. Died: 20 March 2002.

Samuel Warren Carey was Professor of Geology, University of Tasmania 1946-76. He was an early advocate of the hypothesis of continental drift. His ideas were discounted for about 30 years until his theory, by then called plate tectonics, was supported by the discovery of spreading zones in the middle of the oceans.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1934 - 1938 Geologist with Oil Search Ltd New Guinea and Papua
1938 - 1942 Senior Geologist with Australasian Petroleum Company Papua
1942 - 1944 Paratrooper and Captain in the Australian Imperial Forces in New Guinea
1944 - 1946 Chief Government Geologist in Tasmania
1946 - 1976 Professor of Geology at the University of Tasmania
1963 Gondwanaland Medal received
1969 Clarke Medal received from the Royal Society of New South Wales
1970s - 1980s Doctor of Science (DSc) received from the University of Sydney
1976 Johnston Medal received
1977 Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
1977 - 1978 President of the Geological Society of Australia
1978 - Professor Emeritus at the University of Tasmania
1989 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)

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Quilty, Pat, Interview with Professor Sam Carey, Interviews with Australian scientists, Australian Academy of Science, 1 June 2000, http://www.science.org.au/scientists/sc.htm. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 30 May 2006

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