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Geophysical Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution

laboratory, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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  • Becker, George Ferdinand
    George Ferdinand Becker

    …in the establishment of the Geophysical Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, D.C. In 1896 Becker went to South Africa to study the gold and diamond fields, and in 1898–99 he served as geologist to the U.S. Army in the Philippines.

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    …in the establishment of the Geophysical Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, D.C. In 1896 Becker went to South Africa to study the gold and diamond fields, and in 1898–99 he served as geologist to the U.S. Army in the Philippines.

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