Interviewer
Jana McLain
Files
Description
Albert E. J. Engel recalls his childhood adventures in the Missouri Ozarks, which led to his interest in geology. He acknowledges Arthur Buddington as his greatest influence in the field and describes working with Buddington at Princeton University. Engel discusses working with his geochemist wife, Celeste Engel, throughout his career and notes their love of Montana and their decision to retire in the Bitterroot Valley. Engel details how the development of plate tectonic theory dramatically changed the field of geology. He explains that his transition from petrology to hydrology was informed by desire to study the movement of groundwater in Montana. Engel talks at length about climate change, pollution, and overpopulation. He also credits Thomas M. Power of the University of Montana’s Department of Economics with studying the financial benefits of Montana’s tourist industry in comparison with the environmental and economic costs of mining activities in the state.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Geology; Geochemistry; Women in Geology; Hydrology; Petrology; Paleontology; Buddington, Arthur; Tetonic shift; Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Climate Change, Power, Thomas M.; Environmentalism; Engel, Celeste G.; Engel, Albert E. J.; Bitterroot Valley, Montana
Original Date
2-28-1989
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
University of Montana History Oral History Collection, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 226-001
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (13 p.: 28 cm.)]
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:53:15 minutes
Local Filename
OH_226_001.mp3; OH_226_001.pdf
Citation
Engel, Albert E. J., "Albert E. J. Engel Interview, February 28, 1989" (1989). University of Montana History Oral History Collection. 20.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/umhistory_interviews/20