William C. Krumbein
William Christian Krumbein (1902–1979) was a notable geologist, after whom the Krumbein Medal of the International Association for Mathematical Geology (IAMG) was named. This medal was established at the 25th International Geological Congress in Sydney, in 1976. Krumbein was a founding officer of the IAMG.
Krumbein was born at Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, USA, in January, 1902, and died on August 18, 1979. At his memorial service, it was said of Krumbein "that by constitutionally rejecting conventional wisdom, he continually pursued innovative methods, whereby the natural phenomena of geology could be expressed with mathematical rigor."
The legacy left by Krumbein includes his 'Krumbein Scale', a system of measuring 'roundness' or 'sphericity' of particles and the Krumbein phi (φ) scale, a logarithmic scale used for evaluating particle size that is a modification to the older Wentworth scale.
Awards
1977, awarded the William H. Twenhofel Medal by the Society for Sedimentary Geology
Cure My Pain
Cure my bleeding pain, with razorblade.
It's in my veins, I'm lost in life.
The blood in my veins, feel so sick and tired.
It's in my veins, I'm lost tonight.
Let it end and all those memories.
Born to end - and nothing will remain with all the days gone.
Almost there - and I prepare to leave,
