George F. Becker

1847 – 1919

• Experiments on schistosity and slaty cleavage
• Geology of the quicksilver deposits of the Pacific slope
• Hyperbolic functions
• Mechanics of the Panama Canal slides
• Memorandum on the mineral resources of the Philippine islands
• Reconnaissance of the gold fields of southern Alaska
• Relations between local magnetic disturbances and the genesis of petroleum
• Smithsonian mathematical tables
• The age of the earth
• A feature of Mayon volcano
• A summary of the geology of the Comstock lode and the Wahoe district
• A summary of the geology of the Comstock Lode and the Washoe district