Edward C. T. Chao
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1919 – 2008
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Who was Edward C. T. Chao?
Edward C. T. Chao was one of the founders of the field of impact metamorphism, the study of the effects of meteorite impacts on the Earth's crust.
Born in Suzhou, China, he was best known for discovering two high-pressure forms of silica in nature, coesite and stishovite.
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- Born
- Nov 30, 1919
Suzhou - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- University of Chicago
- Died
- Feb 3, 2008
Fairfax County, Virginia
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on July 23, 2013
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