age ~93
from Murrells Inlet, SC
05 March 1933 • Frederick, Maryland
Known for:Plate Tectonics, Seismology
California Institute of Technology faculty
Position:Model
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute • California Institute of Technology • Scholarship • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Academic degree:Member of the United States National Academy of Sciences
Area of science:Geophysics
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Award:National Medal of Science laureate • Recipient of the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society • Crafoord Prize