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THE theme of Dr. A. E. Trueman's presidential address to Section Ċ (Geology) is the future of geology. At the present time, he points out, geology is passing through a period of very active growth. It is doubtful if at any time since the 'heroic age' of the science, a hundred and fifty years ago, there has been so rapid an increase in our knowledge of earth history. More geologists are professionally employed in all parts of the world ; many more fields of human activity are dependent on the success of their operations than ever before. They search for ores, coal, oil and water. If in the future we are to depend on atomic energy for some of our power, it will need geologists to locate the new materials. Inevitably, We shall be driven to exploit mineral resources occurring at greater depths, or of poorer quality ; While we continue to use materials from the earth's crust the geologist will have an increasing part to play in their discovery. In the course of these explorations much new information is being gathered, but many major problems still await solution.
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Geology To-Day and To-Morrow. Nature 162, 400–401 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/162400a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/162400a0