USGS Pioneers

The following is a list of the individuals who have served as Directors of the U.S. Geological Survey since its formation in 1879:

Clarence King (1879-1881)
John Wesley Powell (1881-1894)
Charles Doolittle Walcott (1894-1907)
George Otis Smith (1907-1930)
Walter Curran Mendenhall (1930-1943)
William Embry Wrather (1943-1956)
Thomas Brennan Nolan (1956-1965)
William Thomas Pecora (1965-1971)
Vincent Ellis McKelvey (1971-1978)
Henry William Menard (1978-1981)
Dallas Lynn Peck (1981-1993)
Gordon P. Eaton (1994-1997)
Charles G. Groat (1998-present)

Pioneers in Menlo Park

Oral History: (Under construction)

Robert E. Wallace -- In his oral history, Robert E. Wallace (1999) recounts aspects of the origin and development of the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program.
Obituary: Jerry Eaton -- 'one of the giants in geophysics' (San Francisco Chronicle, April 7, 2004)