Magma Energy Research Project. Project summary, July 1, 1974--June 30, 1975

The objective of the Magma Energy Research Project now under way at Sandia Laboratories is to investigate the feasibility of extracting energy directly from deeply buried circulating magma sources. Project plans describe a concept whereby a fully closed heat exchanger system is inserted directly into such a magma source to allow the heat energy to be brought to the surface with minimal environmental impact. A summary of previous efforts is given. The achievements and future plans for source location and definition, source tapping, magma characterization, magma materials compatibilities studies, and energy extraction studies are outlined. (LBS

Man, Myth, Geologist

Charles Darwin became the founder and mythic hero of modern evolutionary biology with the publication of his work On the Origin of Species 150 years ago. The book bears the signature of a geological thinker who had turned to a faster-moving discipline. On 12 February, we celebrated the 200th anniversary of the birth of a man, Charles Darwin, who made important contributions to our understanding of the natural sciences. This November, we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the publication of his most notable work