Martin Lockley

From Siberian Prisoner to Dinosaur Egg Detective

The Epic Odyssey of Karl Hirsch

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Produktbeschreibung

The inspiring story of the man who doggedly sought the secrets hidden within dinosaur eggs. From Siberian Prisoner to Dinosaur Egg Detective explores the fascinating story of Karl Franz Hirsch (1921-1996). After serving in the German army in WWII, being wounded and captured by the Soviets in Danzig and then sent to a prisoner of war camp in Siberia, Hirsch went on to become one of the world's leading experts on fossil eggs. After starting a new life in Colorado, Hirsch became an avid fossil hunter and one day discovered by accident a dinosaur egg. Armed with curiosity and a microscope, he began to study it. In 1979, at the age of 58, Hirsch published his first scientific paper on fossil eggs. Hirsch went on to write dozens of influential technical papers and collaborate with professional paleontologists at the University of Colorado Boulder and elsewhere. At his death, his immense research collection consisted of 35,000 photographs, 20,000 pages of notes, and 3000 fossil egg specimens. From Siberian Prisoner to Dinosaur Egg Detective presents Hirsch's inspiring life story, demonstrating how brilliance and determination are key ingredients in the advancement of scientific understanding.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Indiana University Press
• Seitenzahl: 238
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm
• ISBN-13: 9780253070449
• ISBN-10: 0253070449
• Artikelnr.: 68840396

Autorenporträt

Martin Lockley. With Bernard Spilka.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgements
PART I: Headlong into History
1. Motherless Child
2. Wänderlust
3. War Clouds
PART II. Prisoner of Fate
4. A Journey of a Thousand Miles
5. Retreat, Recuperation, and Redeployment
6. Siberia
7. Second Birthday
PART III. Wild West Wanderings
8. The New, Ancient, and Wild West
9. Do It Yourself Paleontology
10. Eggs, Explanations, and the Shell Game
11. Light on the Subject
PART IV. Man of Letters
12. Dragons, Dinosaurs, Maternity, and the Dinosaurian Big Time
13. O is for Ovum, Oeuf, and "Ooh"
14. From the Gobi Desert to Egg Mountain
15. From Russia and China with Love
16. A Man of Letters
Epilogue: Egg Money
Appendix A: Bibliography of Karl F. Hirsch
Appendix B: Announcement of the Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters for
Karl F. Hirsch
Appendix C: Karl Hirsch's Response on Receipt of the Harrell. L. Strimple
Award from the Paleontological Society
Appendix D: Fossils Named in Honor of Karl F. Hirsch