# Keith Runcorn

> (Stanley) Keith Runcorn was a British physicist whose paleomagnetic reconstruction of the relative motions of Europe and America revived the theory of continental drift and was a major contribution to plate tectonics.

*British geophysicist (1922-1995)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/keith-runcorn

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1922-11-19
- **Died:** 1995-12-05
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

(Stanley) Keith Runcorn was a British physicist whose paleomagnetic reconstruction of the relative motions of Europe and America revived the theory of continental drift and was a major contribution to plate tectonics.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 40.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 4.3 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 4.6 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 23.8 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Timeline
- **1996** - Emil Wiechert Medal
- **1995** - Died
- **1987** - Alfred Wegener Medal
- **1984** - Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
- **1983** - John Adam Fleming Medal
- **1979** - Doctor Honoris Causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University
- **1970** - Vetlesen Prize
- **1969** - Chree Medal and Prize
- **1922** - Born

## Sources
- [Keith Runcorn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Runcorn)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1235635)

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