Edward C. T. Chao Scientist

Edward C. T. Chao (Edward Ching-Te Chao) (November 30, 1919 – February 3, 2008) was one of the founders of the field of impact metamorphism, the study of the effects of meteorite impacts on the Earth's crust.Born in Suzhou, China, he was best known for discovering two high-pressure forms of silica in nature, coesite and stishovite.

Personal facts

Birth dateNovember 30, 1919
Birth place
China , Suzhou
Date of deathNovember 08, 1930
Place of death
Virginia , Fairfax County Virginia
Education
University of Chicago
Known for
Impact crater

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Scientist

Field of study
Geology

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Edward C. T. Chao on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://blog.washingtonpost.com/postmortem/2008/02/hidden_stories.html
  2. http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/b/b2050
  3. http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/pp/pp1647
  4. http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/pp/pp887
  5. http://www.meteoriticalsociety.org/news_display.cfm?code=news_intro&itemID=42
  6. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/08/AR2008020803834.html