Bailey Willis: Un geólogo yanqui y el desarrollo del norte de la Patagonia
Bailey Willis was born in 1857 in New York City and died in Palo Alto, California in 1949. He earned degrees as Mining Engineer and Civil Engineer from Columbia University. He worked as a geologist and taught geology at Johns Hopkins, Chicago and Stanford Universities. He specialized in structural g...
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Bailey Willis was born in 1857 in New York City and died in Palo Alto, California in 1949. He earned degrees as Mining Engineer and Civil Engineer from Columbia University. He worked as a geologist and taught geology at Johns Hopkins, Chicago and Stanford Universities. He specialized in structural geology and seismology. He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences and President of the Geological and Seismological Societies of his country. Between 1910 and 1914 he was in Argentina where he headed a Commission for Hydrological Studies that carried out the first detailed mapping of the south of the Province of Rio Negro, aimed at providing drinking water to San Antonio Oeste and to build a railroad line to Lake Nahuel Huapi and Chile. In 1913 Bailey Willy drafted a proposal setting out a series of conditions to colonize the "Province of Cordillerana", between the 38° and 44°S, which he considered suitable to sustain 3,000,000 inhabitants. The studies also included an assessment of the possible links of the San Antonio railroad. The results of these studies were included in a book, entitled "El Norte de la Patagonia", of which the first of the two intended volumes was published in 1914, where it was proposed, the creation of a city and industrial pole immediately east of Lake Nahuel Huapi, as well as a National Park between Junín de los Andes and Esquel. The detailed originals of both projects were published a century later. His experiences in the four years he spent in Argentina were recounted in his book "A Yanquee in Patagonia", published in 1947. The work developed in northern Patagonia by Bailey Willis and his 10 collaborators over a span of less than three years can be considered exceptional. From a geological point of view it was mainly applied, from hydrogeology and hydrology, to the construction of dams and bridges, the layout of roads and railways, soil studies and urban planning. |
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I10-R375-article-286602020-08-07T20:03:16Z Bailey Willis: Un geólogo yanqui y el desarrollo del norte de la Patagonia Riccardi, Alberto C. Bailey Willis, Applied Geology, Patagonia. Bailey Willis, Geología Aplicada, Patagonia. Bailey Willis was born in 1857 in New York City and died in Palo Alto, California in 1949. He earned degrees as Mining Engineer and Civil Engineer from Columbia University. He worked as a geologist and taught geology at Johns Hopkins, Chicago and Stanford Universities. He specialized in structural geology and seismology. He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences and President of the Geological and Seismological Societies of his country. Between 1910 and 1914 he was in Argentina where he headed a Commission for Hydrological Studies that carried out the first detailed mapping of the south of the Province of Rio Negro, aimed at providing drinking water to San Antonio Oeste and to build a railroad line to Lake Nahuel Huapi and Chile. In 1913 Bailey Willy drafted a proposal setting out a series of conditions to colonize the "Province of Cordillerana", between the 38° and 44°S, which he considered suitable to sustain 3,000,000 inhabitants. The studies also included an assessment of the possible links of the San Antonio railroad. The results of these studies were included in a book, entitled "El Norte de la Patagonia", of which the first of the two intended volumes was published in 1914, where it was proposed, the creation of a city and industrial pole immediately east of Lake Nahuel Huapi, as well as a National Park between Junín de los Andes and Esquel. The detailed originals of both projects were published a century later. His experiences in the four years he spent in Argentina were recounted in his book "A Yanquee in Patagonia", published in 1947. The work developed in northern Patagonia by Bailey Willis and his 10 collaborators over a span of less than three years can be considered exceptional. From a geological point of view it was mainly applied, from hydrogeology and hydrology, to the construction of dams and bridges, the layout of roads and railways, soil studies and urban planning. Bailey Willis nació en 1857 en New York y falleció en Palo Alto, California en 1949. Obtuvo los títulos de Ingeniero de Minas e Ingeniero Civil en la Universidad de Columbia. Trabajó como geólogo y enseñó geología en las Universidades Johns Hopkins, Chicago y Stanford. Se especializó en geología estructural y sismología. Fue miembro de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias y Presidente de las Sociedades Geológica y Sismológica de su país. Entre 1911 y 1914 estuvo en la Argentina donde dirigió una Comisión de Estudios Hidrológicos que realizó la primera cartografía detallada del sur de la Provincia de Rio Negro, tendiente a proveer de agua potable a San Antonio Oeste y a facilitar el tendido de una línea férrea al lago Nahuel Huapi y a Chile. En 1913 Bailey Willy redacto una propuesta fijando una serie de condiciones para colonizar la “Provincia Cordillerana”, entre los 38° y 44°S, que consideraba apta para sostener 3.000.000 de habitantes. Los estudios incluyeron además una evaluación de las posibles vinculaciones del sistema ferroviario de San Antonio. Los resultados de estos estudios fueron dados a conocer en un libro, titulado “El Norte de la Patagonia”, del cual en 1914 se publicó el primero de los dos tomos previstos, donde se proponía la creación de una ciudad y polo industrial inmediatamente al este del lago Nahuel Huapi, además de un Parque Nacional entre Junín de los Andes y Esquel. Los originales detallados de ambos proyectos recién fueron publicados un siglo más tarde. Sus experiencias en los cuatro años que estuvo en la Argentina fueron relatadas en su libro “Un Yanqui en la Patagonia”, cuya edición original en inglés fue publicada en 1947. La tarea desarrollada por Bailey Willis y sus 10 colaboradores en un lapso de menos de tres años puede ser considerada excepcional. Desde un punto de vista geológico correspondió fundamentalmente a aspectos aplicados, desde la hidrogeología e hidrología, a la construcción de diques y puentes, trazado de caminos y vías férreas, estudios de suelos y de planificación urbana. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales 2020-08-07 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/FCEFyN/article/view/28660 Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales; Vol. 7: Suplemento 1; 63-83 2362-2539 0373-9686 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/FCEFyN/article/view/28660/30439 Derechos de autor 2020 Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales (Universidad Nacional de Córdoba) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |