Edward Bullard
British geophysicist (1907–1980) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the American politician and educator, see Edward B. Bullard. For the American engineer, see Edward P. Bullard Jr.
Sir Edward Crisp Bullard FRS[1] (21 September 1907 – 3 April 1980) was a British geophysicist who is considered, along with Maurice Ewing, to have founded the discipline of marine geophysics. He developed the theory of the geodynamo, pioneered the use of seismology to study the sea floor, measured geothermal heat flow through the ocean crust, and found new evidence for the theory of continental drift.[2][3]
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Sir Edward Bullard | |
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Born | (1907-09-21)21 September 1907 |
Died | 3 April 1980(1980-04-03) (aged 72) La Jolla, California. United States |
Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
Known for | Dynamo theory |
Awards | Hughes Medal (1953) The Chree Medal and Prize (1957) Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society Fellow of the Royal Society[1] Wollaston Medal (1967) Vetlesen Prize (1968) Royal Medal (1975) William Bowie Medal (1975) Maurice Ewing Medal (1978) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Geophysics |
Institutions | British Admiralty, National Physical Laboratory, University of Cambridge |
Thesis | 1. Electron scattering. 2. Pendulum Observations. (1932) |
Doctoral advisor | Patrick Blackett |
Doctoral students | Thomas Gaskell Harvey Gellman Robert Ladislav Parker Nigel Weiss |
5th Director of NPL | |
In office 1948–1955 | |
Preceded by | Edward Victor Appleton (Acting) |
Succeeded by | Reginald Leslie Smith-Rose (Acting) |
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