Thomas Brennan Nolan
Thomas Brennan Nolan | |
|---|---|
Nolan as Director of USGS | |
| 7th Director of the United States Geological Survey | |
| In office 1956 – 1965 | |
| Preceded by | William Embry Wrather |
| Succeeded by | William Thomas Pecora |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 21, 1901 Greenfield, Massachusetts |
| Died | August 2, 1992 (aged 91) Washington, DC, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Petrography, Geology |
| Institutions | US Geological Survey |
| Thesis | Geology of the northwest portion of the Spring Mountains, Nevada (1924) |
Thomas Brennan Nolan (May 21, 1901 – August 2, 1992) was an American geologist who was director of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from 1956 to 1965. The mineral nolanite is named in his honor and he was an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the United States National Academy of Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society. He was generally known as Tom Nolan.