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Elbert A. King, Jr.
(Lunar scientist from the Warner Collection)
(Lunar scientist from the Warner Collection)
Contents
Table of Contents
[#x-Lunar Work Lunar Work]
[#x-Where & When Where & When]
[#x-Personal Information Personal Information]
[#x-Personal Information-Photo Photo]
[#x-Personal Information-Birth Birth]
[#x-Personal Information-Death Death]
[#x-Personal Information-Education Education]
[#x-Personal Information-Current Contact Information/Websites Current Contact Information/Websites]
[#x-Publications Publications]
[#x-Additional Information Additional Information]
Lunar Work
Bert was a geologist at the University of Houston who specialized in meteorites. He trained Apollo astronauts and was the first curator of the Lunar Sample Laboratory. He wrote/edited two books
and published many scientific papers.
Where & When
Preliminary definitions of the lunar science program noted the importance of laboratory studies on returned lunar material, but offered no suggestions as to how samples should be collected and handled. Neither within nor outside NASA did anyone give serious thought to the details of preserving lunar samples in near-pristine condition until late 1963. Elbert A. King, Jr., and Donald A. Flory, two geoscientists who joined MSC's Space Environment Division that year, were among the first to propose action to protect valuable scientific information that could be lost unless the lunar samples were handled under carefully controlled conditions.
Personal Information
Photo
Birth
He was born in 1935. [1]
Death
Elbert King passed away on December 12, 1998 after a long illness. [2]
Education
Elbert King received Bachelor's and Master's Degrees from the University of Texas at Austin. [3] He received his doctorate from Harvard University. [4]
Current Contact Information/Websites
Publications
- E. A. King and D. A. Flory to Asst. Dir. for Engineering and Development, "Requirements for a Facility to Receive and Accomplish Initial Lunar Sample Investigation at MSC," July 7, 1964.
- Book: Chondrules and their Origins (1983) (editor)
- Book: Moon Trip - A Personal Account of the Apollo Program and its Science (1989),
Additional Information
- Dr. Elbert A. King, Jr., a prime mover in establishing the lunar receiving laboratory at Houston and first curator of lunar samples, announced he would resign to become head of the geology department at the University of Houston.
- Dr. Elbert A. King, Jr., was very active in research of tektite class meteorites.[5]
This page has been edited 1 times. The last modification was made by - tychocrater tychocrater on Jun 13, 2009 3:24 pm - mmsx1
- Meteoritics & Planetary Science, Vol 34 Page 677 © Meteoritical Society, 1999.
- Meteoritics & Planetary Science, Vol 34 Page 677 © Meteoritical Society, 1999.
- Meteoritics & Planetary Science, Vol 34 Page 677 © Meteoritical Society, 1999.
- Meteoritics & Planetary Science, Vol 34 Page 677 © Meteoritical Society, 1999.
- Meteoritics & Planetary Science, Vol 34 Page 677 © Meteoritical Society, 1999.
