Robert S. Dietz
American geophysicist and oceanographer (1914–1995) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Robert Sinclair Dietz (September 14, 1914 – May 19, 1995) was a scientist with the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. Dietz, born in Westfield, New Jersey,[1] was a marine geologist, geophysicist and oceanographer who conducted pioneering research along with Harry Hammond Hess concerning seafloor spreading, published as early as 1960–1961. While at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography he observed the nature of the Emperor chain of seamounts that extended from the northwest end of the Hawaiian Island–Midway chain and speculated over lunch with Robert Fisher in 1953 that something must be carrying these old volcanic mountains northward like a conveyor belt.[2]
Robert S. Dietz | |
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Born | Robert Sinclair Dietz (1914-09-14)September 14, 1914 |
Died | May 19, 1995(1995-05-19) (aged 80) Tempe, Arizona, United States |
Nationality | American |
Education | Westfield High School |
Occupation(s) | geophysicist and oceanographer |
Known for | research in seafloor spreading |
Notable work | first to recognize the Sudbury Basin as an ancient impact event |