I am an avid reader of all of Dr. Cusslers books. In more than a few of his books he mentions the Colorado School of Mines. Does anybody know why? I only bring this up because I am a sophmore at Mines.

Thanks,

Garrett


P.S. I also love snor:

odds are it has to do with the fact that he also lives in Colorado i think :blink:

Doesn't he have a home in Golden, and isn't that where his car collection is stored?

A lot of his stories involve mines, geology, etc., so it might be natural to have a person who graduated from there to be a part of the story.

He was living in Telluride but now pretty much lives in AZ.

Garrett ... Here are 2 bits of info for you:

1. Action/adventure writer Jack Du Brul has five books or so in his series featuring hero Philip Mercer. (Vulcan's Forge, et. al.) Part of Mercer's fictional background is that he "went to the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, " ... where he graduated "near the top of his class." ... about eleventh, I think he says somewhere else.

2. It's been reported elsewhere on this site that Du Brul is now Dr. Cussler's new co-writer on the Oregon Files series.

That's kind of like a two-fer for you, with regards to CSM. Good luck to you on your studies there! ...

Thats interesting for sure. Cussler and Du Brul must of had previous discussions regarding the Colorado School of Mines unless its a quirky coincidence.

There is no Clive Cussler/Dirk Pitt reference here, but, from the Colorado School of Mines web-page, here is: All I Ever Needed to Know I Learned at Mines ...

http://www.alumnifriends.mines.edu/fun_stu...ded/default.htm

First a few facts:

Clive used to live very close to the Colorado School of Mines.
My high school graduation (Golden CO) was at the CSM football stadium (1968)

Now the real facts:

About CSM
Colorado School of Mines is a public research university devoted to engineering and applied science. It has the highest admissions standards of any university in Colorado and among the highest of any public university in the U.S. CSM has distinguished itself by developing a curriculum and research program that is geared towards responsible stewardship of the earth and its resources. In addition to strong education and research programs in traditional fields of science and engineering, CSM is one of a very few institutions in the world having broad expertise in resource exploration, extraction, production and utilization. As such, CSM occupies a unique position among the world's institutions of higher education.
The school's role and mission has remained constant and is written in the Colorado statute as:
The Colorado School of Mines shall be a specialized baccalaureate and graduate research institution with high admission standards. The Colorado School of Mines shall have a unique mission in energy, mineral, and materials science and engineering and associated engineering and science fields. The school shall be the primary institution of higher education offering energy, mineral and materials science and mineral engineering degrees at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. (Colorado Revised Statutes, Section 23-41-105)


Since its founding in 1874, the translation of the school's mission into educational programs has been influenced by the needs of society. Those needs are now focused more clearly than ever before. We believe that the world faces a crisis in balancing resource availability with environmental protection and that CSM and its programs are central to the solution to that crisis. Therefore the school's mission is reinterpreted below as a commitment for the year 2000 and beyond.
The Colorado School of Mines is dedicated to educating students and professionals in the applied sciences, engineering, and associated fields relating to
* the discovery and recovery of the Earth's resources,
* their conversion to materials and energy,
* their utilization in advanced processes and products, and
* the economic and social systems necessary to ensure their prudent and provident use in a sustainable global society.
This mission is achieved by the creation, integration and exchange of knowledge in engineering, the natural sciences, the social sciences, the humanities, business, and their union, to create processes and products to enhance the quality of life of the world’s inhabitants. The Colorado School of Mines is consequently committed to serving the people of Colorado, the nation, and the global community by promoting stewardship of the Earth upon which all life and development depend.

Cusslermen ... Thank you for that interesting info. I think this topic makes a subject worthy of having its own thread (which it does).