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Alvarez, Walter, 1940 (geologist)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1940

Biography

Walter Alvarez was educated at Carleton College, Minnesota (BA 1962) and Princeton University (PhD 1967). Studying geology at both institutions. He worked for American Overseas Petroleum Limited in the Netherlands and in Libya. He left the oil company to study Roman volcanics. Then he moved to Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory at Columbia University to study the Mediterranean tectonics. Walter was awarded the G.K. Gilbert Award (1985), Penrose Medal (2002), Vetlesen Prize (2008), and the Barringer Medal (2013).

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

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Catastrophes, 1990, 1988 - 1990

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Reference Code: GBR/2511/LS/DLS/5
Scope and Contents

Robert Kirshner: The supernova; Roy Porter: Consumption - the disease of the consumer society?; Peter Garnsey: Famine in antiquity; Martin Rudwick: Catastrophism in Darwin's day; Claudio Vita Finzi: Earthquakes; Walter Alvarez: The extinction of dinosaurs; Nicholas Cook: Storms and cyclones; E. C. Zeeman: Catastrophe theory.

Dates: 1988 - 1990
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Darwin College Archives is committed to providing access to its collections for the purposes of teaching, research and administrative reference. Access to collections must be facilitated by archival staff and materials are not to be removed from the archival storage facility without the express consent of the archivist and appropriate documentation for legitimate purposes only, such as reproduction or display. Access to collections is subject to statutory and legal limitations relating to data protection and copyright restrictions under the 2018 Data Protection Act, the 2000 Freedom of Information Act, and relevant copyright legislation. Records containing personal and special category data under General Data Protection Regulations will be closed on data protection grounds while the named individuals are (or may be) alive. Restrictions may also be placed on uncatalogued records and donated material in accordance with donors’ wishes.
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Posters for 1990 series titled Catastrophes, 1990

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Reference Code: GBR/2511/LS/DLS/P/1990
Scope and Contents

A3 and A4 photocopies of poster showing the full programme for the lecture series. The speakers for this series are Robert Kirshner, Roy Porter, Peter Garnsey, Martin Rudwick, Claudio Vita Finzi, Walter Alvarez, Nicholas Cook and E C Zeeman

Dates: 1990
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Darwin College Archives is committed to providing access to its collections for the purposes of teaching, research and administrative reference. Access to collections must be facilitated by archival staff and materials are not to be removed from the archival storage facility without the express consent of the archivist and appropriate documentation for legitimate purposes only, such as reproduction or display. Access to collections is subject to statutory and legal limitations relating to data protection and copyright restrictions under the 2018 Data Protection Act, the 2000 Freedom of Information Act, and relevant copyright legislation. Records containing personal and special category data under General Data Protection Regulations will be closed on data protection grounds while the named individuals are (or may be) alive. Restrictions may also be placed on uncatalogued records and donated material in accordance with donors’ wishes.
 Sub-sub-series

Recordings of talk by Walter Alvarez, 1990-02-23

 Sub-sub-series
Reference Code: GBR/2511/LS/DLS/R/1990/6
Scope and Contents

Lecture given by Walter Alvarez titled The Extinction of Dinosaurs

Dates: 1990-02-23
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Darwin College Archives is committed to providing access to its collections for the purposes of teaching, research and administrative reference. Access to collections must be facilitated by archival staff and materials are not to be removed from the archival storage facility without the express consent of the archivist and appropriate documentation for legitimate purposes only, such as reproduction or display. Access to collections is subject to statutory and legal limitations relating to data protection and copyright restrictions under the 2018 Data Protection Act, the 2000 Freedom of Information Act, and relevant copyright legislation. Records containing personal and special category data under General Data Protection Regulations will be closed on data protection grounds while the named individuals are (or may be) alive. Restrictions may also be placed on uncatalogued records and donated material in accordance with donors’ wishes.

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