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Clarence S. Clay Jr.
Clarence Samuel Clay Jr. (1923–2011) was a geophysicist specialized in oceanography. He was known for his contributions in acoustics. Although he signed most of his papers, "C.S. Clay", he was called simply, "Clay" by his friends, students, and colleagues. He was also known as "Clay Clay". Biography Clay grew up living in Emporia, Kansas and he was known as C. S. During grade school C.S was a flying model airplane designer, builder, and competitor. To become successful, he taught himself the necessary mathematics he needed. In high school, he was a particularly good student in chemistry and music. He graduated from Emporia High School in June 1941. That fall he became a freshman at Kansas State College (now Kansas State University), but left to serve in the Army during World War II. After basic training, he was placed in specialized programs at the University of Cincinnati and Ohio State University. He was then assigned to the Army Signal Corps to maintain and operate electro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geophysics
Geophysics () is a subject of natural science concerned with the physical processes and physical properties of the Earth and its surrounding space environment, and the use of quantitative methods for their analysis. The term ''geophysics'' sometimes refers only to solid earth applications: Earth's shape; its gravitational and magnetic fields; its internal structure and composition; its dynamics and their surface expression in plate tectonics, the generation of magmas, volcanism and rock formation. However, modern geophysics organizations and pure scientists use a broader definition that includes the water cycle including snow and ice; fluid dynamics of the oceans and the atmosphere; electricity and magnetism in the ionosphere and magnetosphere and solar-terrestrial physics; and analogous problems associated with the Moon and other planets. Gutenberg, B., 1929, Lehrbuch der Geophysik. Leipzig. Berlin (Gebruder Borntraeger). Runcorn, S.K, (editor-in-chief), 1967, International ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
