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The Handbook of Texas Online: Marion King Hubbert
URL: http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/HH/fhu85.html

Description:
Biography of Marion King Hubbert, the geophysicist "perhaps best known for his studies of petroleum and natural gas reserves." Discusses Hubbert's predictions about the peak of crude-oil production in the U.S., which have contributed to the current-day "peak oil" debate. From the General Libraries at the University of Texas at Austin and the Texas State Historical Association.

Author:
Doel, Ronald E.

Publisher:
The Texas State Historical Association

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Earth sciences
Geophysicists
Hubbert, M. King (Marion King), 1903-
People
Petroleum reserves

LII Database Information:
Record 21408 created by Jennifer English on 05/02/2006
Last modification on 05/09/2008
Published: 06/01/2006  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/21408