J. Beckenkamp : Papers, 1920-1927 [Kristallographie]

Various places: Various publishers, 1920. Very Good condition. This is a one-of-a kind bound-up volume containing about 17 of Beckenkamp's scientific papers and offprints of his periodical publications that were published from 1920 to 1927. All are in German. Several seem to be on the subject of crystals. The original wrappers are bound in for most items. Hardcover. Bound in white boards with a black cloth spine and paper label. This book is from the library of, and bears the small ink stamp of Robert B. Sosman. A geophysicist and physical chemist, Robert Browning Sosman is the author of THE PHASES OF SILICA (1965, New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press). Sosman received his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1907, at the age of 26. By 1908 he had joined the Geo-Physical Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution. Dr. Sosman worked at the Geo-Physical Laboratory for 20 years, serving 8 years as Assistant Director. During World War I, his contributions there were instrumental in establishing America's capacity for manufacturing optical glass. In 1928 he left to join the United States Steel Corporation as Assistant Director of Research. Following his retirement from U.S. Steel in 1947, he became visiting professor of Ceramics at Rutgers University. Dr. Sosman was a past president of the American Ceramic Society. In his honor, the Society established The Robert B. Sosman Award, "the highest recognition of scientific accomplishment given by the Basic Science Division... in recognition of outstanding achievement in basic science of an area that results in a significant impact to the field of ceramics.". First Editions. Hardcover. Very Good condition/No jacket issued. 8vo. (about 250 pages?). Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.