chemistry

George Hammell Cook

George Hammell Cook is a chemistry topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand George Hammell Cook rather than just read about it. In short: George Hammell Cook (January 5, 1818 – September 22, 1889) was the state geologist of New Jersey and vice president of Rutgers College. His geological survey of New Jersey became the predecessor for the U.S.

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Reference excerpt

George Hammell Cook (January 5, 1818 – September 22, 1889) was the state geologist of New Jersey and vice president of Rutgers College. His geological survey of New Jersey became the predecessor for the U.S. Geological Survey.

Biography He was born in Hanover Township, New Jersey, on January 5, 1818, to John Cook and Sarah Munn. He married Mary Halsey Thomas on March 23, 1846. He served as the principal of The Albany Academy in Albany, New York from 1850 to 1852. He came to Rutgers in 1853 and was appointed professor of chemistry. His teaching duties also included mathematics and theology. Among his first research projects was the chemical analysis of marl. This research led him to determine better places to mine marl, which led to his appointment as the assistant state geologist. He published a geological survey of New Jersey to replace the one made in 1840. In 1864 he was appointed as the state geologist of New Jersey. He had become a vice president of Rutgers College and was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He died on September 22, 1889, in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Legacy Cook College at Rutgers University was named after him, as is the George Hammell Cook Distinguished Alumni Award.

Timeline 1818 Born in Hanover, New Jersey, on January 18, 1818 1836 Surveyed Canajoharie and Catskill Railroad 1839 Graduated from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1839 Tutor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1842-1846 Senior Professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1848 Professor of Math and Natural Philosophy at The Albany Academy 1848-1850 Glass-making in Albany, New York 1851-1853 Principal of The Albany Academy 1853 Chairman of Chemistry and Natural Sciences at Rutgers College 1864 Elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society 1864-1889 Vice President of Rutgers College 1864-1889 State Geologist of New Jersey 1872 Published first edition of Geology of New Jersey 1879 Appointed Director of the State Agricultural Experiment Station 1889 Died in New Brunswick, New Jersey, on September 22, 1889, due to heart failure

Publications Cook, George Hammell (1868). Geology of New Jersey. Daily Advertiser Off.

See also Demarest House – his Riverstede home at Rutgers

References

Further reading Jean Wilson Sidar. (1986). George Hammell Cook: A Life in Agriculture and Geology. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 0-8135-0827-4. Sidar, Jean Wilson (1890). "George Hammell Cook". Science. 16 (387). American Association for the Advancement of Science: 8–9. doi:10.1126/science.ns-16.387.8. ISBN 978-0-8135-0827-6. PMID 17807737. {{cite journal}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link)

External links "George Cook". Daily Targum. 2002. Retrieved 2008-07-03. National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoir

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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Applications of George Hammell Cook

In research: George Hammell Cook appears in chemistry research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses George Hammell Cook in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: George Hammell Cook is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1818 births, 1889 deaths, American chemists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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