Fault mechanics and transport properties of rocks / Механика разломов и проводящие свойства горных пород

w. F. Brace's career has several parallels with the institution from which all his degrees were granted. Both emphasized fundamental training in sciences, mathematics, physics, chemistry and the rigorous application ofthat training to applied problems. Both demand scrupulous attention to data collection, followed by aggressive interpretation of the implications of the data. Both flirted with Harvard. Early in this century, M.I.T. almost became Harvard's engineering school. During his doctoral research, Brace took Courses and advice from J. B. Thompsen and others at Harvard; and he returned later to do postdoctoral work with Francis Birch. <...>