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Francis Birch

Earth Sciences

#50

World Rank

#143

Historical Rank

#24

USA Rank

Physical Geography

#3

World Rank

#7

Historical Rank

#2

USA Rank

Geophysics

#6

World Rank

#13

Historical Rank

#5

USA Rank

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Earth Sciences

Francis Birch 's Degrees

PhD Geophysics University of California, Berkeley
Bachelors Physics University of California, Berkeley

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According to Wikipedia, Albert Francis Birch was an American geophysicist. He is considered one of the founders of solid Earth geophysics. He is also known for his part in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. During World War II, Birch participated in the Manhattan Project, working on the design and development of the gun-type nuclear weapon known as Little Boy. He oversaw its manufacture, and went to Tinian to supervise its assembly and loading into Enola Gay, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress tasked with dropping the bomb.

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Francis Birch 's Published Works

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Finite Elastic Strain of Cubic Crystals (1947) (4297)
Finite strain isotherm and velocities for single‐crystal and polycrystalline NaCl at high pressures and 300°K (1978) (2147)
Elasticity and Constitution of the Earth's Interior (1952) (2023)
The velocity of compressional waves in rocks to 10 kilobars: 1. (1960) (1968)
The velocity of compressional waves in rocks to 10 kilobars: 1. (1960) (1965)
Density and composition of mantle and core (1964) (549)
The Effect of Pressure Upon the Elastic Parameters of Isotropic Solids, According to Murnaghan's Theory of Finite Strain (1938) (517)
Heat generation of plutonic rocks and continental heat flow provinces (1968) (498)
The thermal conductivity of rocks and its dependence upon temperature and composition; Part II (1940) (445)
Equation of state and thermodynamic parameters of NaCl to 300 kbar in the high‐temperature domain (1986) (430)
Composition of the Earth's Mantle (1937) (296)
FLOW OF HEAT IN THE FRONT RANGE, COLORADO (1950) (259)
Composition of the Earth's Mantle (1937) (236)
SECTION 7: COMPRESSIBILITY; ELASTIC CONSTANTS (See also Section 9) (1966) (235)
Handbook of physical constants (1942) (186)
Heat flow in the united States (1968) (172)
Speculations on the Earth's Thermal History (1965) (120)
Thermal expansion at high pressures (1968) (111)
Elastic Constants of Pyrite (1963) (107)
The Effect of Pressure on the Rigidity of Rocks. I (1938) (105)
Energetics of core formation: A correction (1973) (103)
The Melting Relations of Iron, and Temperatures in the Earth's Core (1972) (90)
Energetics of Core Formation (1965) (89)
Isotherms of the rare gas solids (1976) (66)
Elasticity of igneous rocks at high temperatures and pressures (1943) (65)
Role of Fluid Pressure in Mechanics of Overthrust Faulting: Discussion (1961) (63)
The variation of seismic velocities within a simplified earth model, in accordance with the theory of finite strain (1939) (60)
Elasticity and internal friction in a long column of granite (1938) (57)
Thermal Conductivity and Diffusivity (1942) (55)
DIFFERENTIATION OF THE MANTLE (1958) (54)
Physics of the Crust (1955) (53)
Numerical experiments on the velocities in aggregates of olivine (1972) (51)
The Present State of Geothermal Investigations (1954) (50)
The Effect of Pressure on the Modulus of Rigidity of Several Metals and Glasses (1937) (48)
The Electrical Resistance and the Critical Point of Mercury (1932) (40)
On the possibility of large changes in the Earth's volume (1968) (39)
Temperature and heat flow in a well near Colorado Springs. (1947) (36)
Recent work on the radioactivity of potassium and some related geophysical problems (1951) (31)
Apparatus for Pressures of 27,000 Bars and Temperatures of 1400° C. (1957) (30)
Elastic constants of rutile—A correction to a paper by R. K. Verma, “Elasticity of some high-density crystals” (1960) (30)
Compressibility of rocks and glasses at high temperatures and pressures: seismological application (1936) (28)
New Measurements of the Rigidity of Rocks at High Pressure (1940) (28)
Low values of oceanic heat flow (1967) (24)
Measurement of compressibility at high pressures and high temperatures (1935) (22)
The Effect of Pressure on the Viscosity of Boric Anhydride Glass (1938) (22)
The Earth's mantle (1954) (21)
Thermoelectric Measurement of High Temperatures in Pressure Apparatus (1939) (20)
Interpretations of the low-velocity zone (1970) (20)
Velocity and attenuation from resonant vibrations of spheres of rock, glass, and steel (1975) (18)
Comment on ‘Erosion, uplift, exponential heat source distribution, and transient heat flux’ by T.‐C. Lee (1980) (11)
Crustal structure and surface heat flow near the Colorado Front Range (1947) (10)
Tropical milestones: Australian gold and tin mining investments in Malaya and Thailand, 1880-1930 (1976) (9)
Representation and Control in Vision (1978) (8)
Composition and elastic constants of Hortonolite dunite (1970) (8)
A simple technique for the study of the elasticity of crystals (1950) (8)
Travel times for shear waves in a granitic layer (1938) (7)
Elasticity of Crystals (1940) (6)
Internal Friction in Vibrating Solids (1942) (6)
Reminiscences and Digressions (1979) (4)
Geophysics and the Radioactivity of Potassium (1947) (4)
HEAT FLOW AT ENIWETOK ATOLL (1956) (4)
The Earth Sciences: Problems and Progress in Current Research. (1964) (4)
Thirty‐third presentation: William Bowie Medal to Inge Lehmann (1971) (2)
SECTION OF GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY: ELASTICITY AND CONSTITUTION OF THE EARTH'S INTERIOR* (1951) (2)
Density at High Pressure; Compressibility (1942) (2)
A (self-adapting) Network for Recognition of Visual Structures (1978) (2)
Evidence from High-Pressure Experiments Bearing on the Density and Composition of the Earth (1966) (2)
Kyanite-sillimanite equilibrium at high temperatures and pressures; discussion and reply (1958) (1)
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF SERVICES OF FRED A. DONATH (1965) (1)
PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS AT HIGH PRESSURES AND TEMPERATURES. (1957) (1)
UNIFORMITY OF THE EARTH'S MANTLE (1953) (0)
Effect of Pressure on Temperatures of Melting and of Solid-Solid Equilibrium, in Systems of One Component (1942) (0)
Elasticity (Except Compressibility) (1942) (0)
The Earth Today. A. H. Cook and T. F. Gaskell, Eds. Royal Astronomical Society, London, 1961 (order from Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh; Interscience, New York). xii + 404 pp. Illus. $13 (1961) (0)
The problem of identifying the crustal layers (1941) (0)
A PLAN FOR THE REGULAR PUBLICATION OF INVITED PAPERS (1959) (0)
Geodetic Constants: Data Concerning the Interior of the Earth (1942) (0)
Leisure patterns, 1973 and 1977. (1979) (0)
The Nature of the solid earth : papers presented at a symposium held at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 16-18 April, 1970 (1972) (0)
Comment on “Pioneer Saturn results summarized” (1980) (0)

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