Maria Crawford, Date of Birth

    

Maria Crawford

American geologist

Date of Birth: 18-Jul-1939

Profession: geologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Maria Crawford

  • Maria Luisa (Weecha) Crawford is an American geologist/petrologist.
  • She was born on July 18, 1939, in Beverly, Massachusetts.
  • In 1960, Crawford received a bachelor of arts degree in geology from Bryn Mawr College, located in Pennsylvania.
  • 5 years later, she received her doctorate degree from the University of California at Berkeley, where she met her husband, William Crawford.
  • Shortly after graduating, Crawford became employed by Bryn Mawr College in the department of geology.
  • Throughout her career, she had a wide range of interests.
  • She was known to be one of the first scientists to use the electron micro probe on metamorphic rocks.
  • Crawford has also been interested in lunar petrology and geochemistry.
  • In this field, she researched the crystallization of lava that seemed to fill craters on the moon.

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