Adams, Leason Heberling, 1887-1969

Geophysicist, consultant, and educator.

From the description of Leason Heberling Adams papers, 1919-1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78067614

Biographical Note

• 1887, 16 Jan.: Born, Cherryvale, Kans.
• 1906: B.S., chemical engineering, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Ill.
• 1908: Married Jeannette Blaisdell
• 1910 - 1936 : Physical chemist, Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution, Washington, D.C.
• 1924: Awarded Edward Longstreth Medal from the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Pa.
• 1936 - 1952 : Director, Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution, Washington, D.C.
• 1941: Sc.D., Tufts University, Medford, Mass.
• 1948: Awarded Presidential Medal for Merit
• 1950: Awarded William Bowie Medal by the American Geophysical Union
• 1956: Married Freda R. Ostraw
• 1958 - 1963 : Visiting professor, geophysics, University of California, Los Angeles, Calif.
• 1963: Professor-in-residence, University of California, Los Angeles, Calif.
• 1969, 20 Aug.: Died, Silver Spring, Md.

From the guide to the Leason Heberling Adams Papers, 1919-1968, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)