Dissertation Research: History of American Earthquake Seismology

Carl-Henry Geschwind先生在Sharon Kingdom博士的指导下工作，正在研究地震学作为控制地震对现代文明构成的威胁的有力科学工具的出现。 在论述美国地震学形成时期的历史时，（1880-1935年），Geschwind先生专注于三个广泛的主题：那些主要关心保护公众免受地震影响的地震学家和那些更有兴趣为纯粹的科学目的研究地震的地震学家之间的相互作用;自然事件、科学发展和更广泛的文化变化在使地震学逐渐出现和被大众接受方面的相对重要性;以及地震学在地方和国家层面上更大的政治和文化趋势中的整体地位。 这篇论文不仅对环境历史学家和科学历史学家感兴趣，而且对地质学家，环境科学家和科学政策制定者寻求提高科学的社会相关性。

Mr. Carl-Henry Geschwind, working under the direction of Dr. Sharon Kingsland, is examining the emergence of seismology as a powerful scientific tool for controlling the threats posed by earthquakes to modern civilization. In treating the history of American seismology during its formative period (1880-1935), Mr. Geschwind is focusing on three broad topics: the interactions between those seismologists primarily interested in protecting the public from earthquakes and those more interested in studying earthquakes for purely scientific purposes; the relative importance of natural events, scientific developments and broader cultural changes in bringing about the gradual emergence and popular acceptance of seismology; and the overall place of seismology within larger political and cultural trends on both the local and the national level. This dissertation promises to be of interest not only to environmental historians and historians of science, but also to geologists, environmental scientists, and science policy makers seeking to enhance the social relevance of science.