George Washington Morey (9 January 1888, Minneapolis, Minnesota – 3 October 1965, Bethesda, Maryland) was an American geochemist, physical chemist, mineralogist, and petrologist,[1][2] known for the "Morey bomb" used in hydrothermal research.[3]
Biographyedit
Morey studied chemistry at the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in 1909 and was a member of the Geophysical Laboratory of Carnegie Institution in Washington, D.C., from 1912 until his retirement in 1953. He was acting director of the laboratory from 1952 to 1953 before Philip H. Abelson replaced him.[4]
He focused on experimental investigations of phase equilibria and thermodynamics of silicate melts with volatile components, such as water and carbon dioxide. In both WW I and WW II, Morey, as an expert on glass, was involved in the Laboratory's optical glassmaking projects for military equipment, such as rangefinders and gunsights.[4]
In 1917, Morey co-authored a paper with C. N. Fenner on the development of pressure in magmas resulting from crystallization. In 1925, he again co-authored another ground-breaking paper, this time with N. L. Bowen, on the melting relations of the soda-lime-silica glasses. The system Morey detailed became known as "the foundation of glass science" and led to his classic book, The Properties of Glass in 1938.[4]
with Clarence Norman Fenner: The ternary system H2O-K2SiO3-SiO2, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 40, 1917, pp. 49–59 doi:10.1021/ja02251a008
A comparison of the heating-curve and quenching methods of melting point determinations, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, Volume 13, 1923, pp. 326–329 JSTOR 24532799
with Norman L. Bowen: The melting relations of soda-lime-silica glasses, Transactions of the Society of Glass Technology, Vol. 9, 1925, pp. 226–264
The Composition of Glass, The Scientific Monthly, Vol. 42, 1936, pp. 541–554 JSTOR 15972
The Properties of Glass, American Chemical Monograph Series, Reinhold, New York, 1938. 2nd edition. 1954.[6]
Referencesedit
^Schairer, J. F., Memorial to George Washington Morey, Proceedings of the Geological Society of America, 325–327, 1968.
^Fleischer, Michael, George Washington Morey, The Capital Chemist, 15 (no. 9), 255–257, December 1965.
^"Autoclaves or Bombs". Handbook of Advanced Ceramics. Academic Press. 2013. pp. 872–874. ISBN9780123854704.
^Babcock, Clarence L. (19 November 1954). "Review of The Properties of Glass by George W. Morey". Science. 120 (3125): 834. doi:10.1126/science.120.3125.834.
January 01, 1970
george, morey, george, washington, morey, january, 1888, minneapolis, minnesota, october, 1965, bethesda, maryland, american, geochemist, physical, chemist, mineralogist, petrologist, known, morey, bomb, used, hydrothermal, research, biography, editmorey, stud. George Washington Morey 9 January 1888 Minneapolis Minnesota 3 October 1965 Bethesda Maryland was an American geochemist physical chemist mineralogist and petrologist 1 2 known for the Morey bomb used in hydrothermal research 3 Biography editMorey studied chemistry at the University of Minnesota with a bachelor s degree in 1909 and was a member of the Geophysical Laboratory of Carnegie Institution in Washington D C from 1912 until his retirement in 1953 He was acting director of the laboratory from 1952 to 1953 before Philip H Abelson replaced him 4 He focused on experimental investigations of phase equilibria and thermodynamics of silicate melts with volatile components such as water and carbon dioxide In both WW I and WW II Morey as an expert on glass was involved in the Laboratory s optical glassmaking projects for military equipment such as rangefinders and gunsights 4 In 1917 Morey co authored a paper with C N Fenner on the development of pressure in magmas resulting from crystallization In 1925 he again co authored another ground breaking paper this time with N L Bowen on the melting relations of the soda lime silica glasses The system Morey detailed became known as the foundation of glass science and led to his classic book The Properties of Glass in 1938 4 Morey received in 1926 the Hillebrand Prize by the Chemical Society of Washington in 1948 the first Arthur L Day Medal and in 1959 the Howard N Potts Medal for high refractive index low dispersion optical glass He was elected a Fellow of the Geological Society of America the British Society of Glass Technology and the American Ceramic Society which awards a George W Morey Award for glass technology 5 Selected publications editwith Clarence Norman Fenner The ternary system H2O K2SiO3 SiO2 Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol 40 1917 pp 49 59 doi 10 1021 ja02251a008 A comparison of the heating curve and quenching methods of melting point determinations Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences Volume 13 1923 pp 326 329 JSTOR 24532799 with Norman L Bowen The melting relations of soda lime silica glasses Transactions of the Society of Glass Technology Vol 9 1925 pp 226 264 The Composition of Glass The Scientific Monthly Vol 42 1936 pp 541 554 JSTOR 15972 The Properties of Glass American Chemical Monograph Series Reinhold New York 1938 2nd edition 1954 6 References edit Schairer J F Memorial to George Washington Morey Proceedings of the Geological Society of America 325 327 1968 Fleischer Michael George Washington Morey The Capital Chemist 15 no 9 255 257 December 1965 Autoclaves or Bombs Handbook of Advanced Ceramics Academic Press 2013 pp 872 874 ISBN 9780123854704 a b c Biography at the Carnegie Institution George W Morey Award Babcock Clarence L 19 November 1954 Review of The Properties of Glass by George W Morey Science 120 3125 834 doi 10 1126 science 120 3125 834 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George W Morey amp oldid 1170469093, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
