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Biographical entry Carey, Samuel Warren (1911 - 2002)
AO, FAA
- Born
- 1 November 1911
New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 20 March 2002
- Occupation
- Geologist
Summary
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.
Details
Events
- 1934 - 1938
- Career position - Geologist with Oil Search Ltd New Guinea and Papua
- 1938 - 1942
- Career position - Senior Geologist with Australasian Petroleum Company Papua
- 1942 - 1944
- Career position - Paratrooper and Captain in the Australian Imperial Forces in New Guinea
- 1944 - 1946
- Career position - Chief Government Geologist in Tasmania
- 1946 - 1976
- Career position - Professor of Geology at the University of Tasmania
- 1963
- Award - Gondwanaland Medal received
- 1969
- Award - Clarke Medal received from the Royal Society of New South Wales
- 1970s - 1980s
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc) received from the University of Sydney
- 1976
- Award - Johnston Medal received
- 1977
- Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
- 1977 - 1978
- Career position - President of the Geological Society of Australia
- 1978 -
- Career position - Professor Emeritus at the University of Tasmania
- 1989 -
- Award - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
Related entries
Archival resources
University of Tasmania Library, Special/Rare Collection
- Samuel Warren Carey - Records, 1947 - 1976, UT.315; University of Tasmania Library, Special/Rare Collection. Details
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Quilty, Patrick G. and Banks, Maxwell R., 'Samuel Warren Carey 1911-2002', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 14, no. 3, 2003, pp. 313-335. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR03005.htm. Details
Online Resources
- 'Carey, S Warren', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-459002. Details
- Quilty, Pat, Interview with Professor Sam Carey, Interviews with Australian scientists, Australian Academy of Science, 1 June 2000, http://www.science.org.au/scientists/interviews/c/sc.html. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 30 May 2006
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