A major exhibition to mark the bi-centenary of Dubliner Robert Mallet (the ‘father’ of modern geology) and to celebrate his work opened recently at the RDS. Mallet was a scientifically-minded engineer, whose work laid the basis for modern seismology. He performed the first controlled seismic explosions, designed a sensitive seismometer to measure quakes, coined many … Continue reading September 2010 – Mallet Exhibition at RDS