Institutions University of Iowa Education University of Iowa Died December 7, 1995 | Name Mildred Fenton Fields Paleontology, Geology | |
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Born 14 November 1899 ( 1899-11-14 ) Books The Rock Book, The Story of the Great Geologists, Mountains | ||
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Mildred Adams Fenton (1899–1995) trained in paleontology and geology at the University of Iowa. She coauthored dozens of general science books with her husband, Carroll Lane Fenton, including Records of Evolution (1924), Land We Live On (1944), and Worlds in the Sky (1963).
Early life and education
Mildred Adams was born near West Branch, Iowa. She graduated from the University of Iowa, where she met her husband Carroll Lane Fenton while they were both undergraduates. They married in 1921. Carroll died in 1969.
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