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Oilfield Revolutionary : The Career of Everette Lee DeGolyer /
Everette Lee DeGolyer wore many hats-and he wore them with distinction. Though not a geophysicist, he helped make geophysics central to oil exploration. Though not a politician, he played an important role in the national politics of energy. Though trained as a geologist, he became an important busi...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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College Station :
Texas A & M University Press,
[2014]
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| Edición: | First edition. |
| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Everette Lee DeGolyer wore many hats-and he wore them with distinction. Though not a geophysicist, he helped make geophysics central to oil exploration. Though not a politician, he played an important role in the national politics of energy. Though trained as a geologist, he became an important business executive. DeGolyer left his stamp on oil exploration and his name on a number of philanthropic institutions, including the DeGolyer Library at Southern Methodist University. This account of DeGolyer's life, at once readable and yet authoritative, covers the period from his training with the Uni. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (384 pages): illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9781623492243 |