Chapter 5
On the Enoree River
Publication: Hans Albert Einstein: His Life as a Pioneering Engineer
Abstract
When the Einstein family drove to Washington, D.C., to await the processing of Hans Albert's employment papers, the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) was constructing an ambitious field laboratory on the Enoree River about eight miles east of Greenville. The lab was designed to investigate how soil erosion and soil conservation practices affected sediment movement in a river. Hans Albert was appointed as a cooperative agent at the lab. The centerpiece of SCS's Greenville field station was the Enoree Sediment Load Laboratory, which was literally built into the Enoree River. Hans Albert was left largely free to develop the instrumentation needed to obtain and analyze field data on sediment movement in the Enoree and other rivers. While Hans Albert established a professional footing in SCS's Enoree lab, his family had embarked on adjusting to a new landscape and culture.
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Hans Albert Einstein: His Life as a Pioneering Engineer
Pages: 103 - 118
ISBN (Print): 978-0-7844-1330-2
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-7829-5
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