Geophysics, Pure and Applied

Electromagnetic Methods in Applied Geophysics

Pure and Applied Science.

Pure and Applied Science: PROFESSOR CECIL H. DESCH ........................................... 495 Schaudinn: A Biographical Appreciation: PROFESSOR JOHN H. STOKES ........................................... 502 Scientific Events: The University of Wisconsin Research Patents; The Biological Photographic Association; The Tulsa Meeting of the Geological Society of America; The Seventh Pan-America...

Applied Geophysics and the Detection of Buried Munitions

Buried military munitions, such as bombs, artillery projectiles, rockets and landmines can present serious safety hazards. Geophysical investigations are often used to detect such munitions so that they can be safely recovered and destroyed. However, different geophysical methods each have particular capabilities and limitations. Magnetometers and gradiometers are well suited to detecting ferro...

Pure Science and Applied Science*

The name of my talk is Pure Science and Applied Science, and the idea I would like to sell to you today is that there is no such thing as “pure” or “applied” science. In other words, there is such a thing as science, but there is no difference between pure and applied science. Science is one entity and cannot be separated into different categories. In order to back that up, I would like to tell...

How Applied Mathematics Became Pure

This paper traces the evolution of thinking on how mathematics relates to the world— from the ancients, through the beginnings of mathematized science in Galileo and Newton, to the rise of pure mathematics in the nineteenth century. The goal is to better understand the role of mathematics in contemporary science. My goal here is to explore the relationship between pure and applied mathematics a...