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Davis, Edward Wilson (1888-1973), was known as the father of taconite, because he discovered how to get iron ore from taconite rocks. Davis was born in Cambridge City, Indiana. He taught mining engineering at the University of Minnesota.
Merensky, Hans (1871-1952), was a South African geologist and naturalist. In 1924, after examining samples of ore from Sekhukhuneland, in… More>>
Geikie, GEE kih, Sir Archibald (1835-1924), was a Scottish geologist. He traveled in both Europe and North America, doing field work on glacial and… More>>
Dawson, Sir John William (1820-1899), was a Canadian geologist and educator. His major work was Acadian Geology (first published in 1855), a study… More>>
Smith, William (1769-1839), an English geologist and engineer, was the first scientist to use fossils to identify and also determine the relative… More>>
Powell, John Wesley (1834-1902), was an American explorer, geologist, and biologist. He is known as an explorer of the Colorado River, an expert on… More>>
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