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Dan McKenzie
British geophysicist · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Born 1942 · age 84
Dan Peter McKenzie is a Professor of Geophysics at the University of Cambridge, and one-time head of the Bullard Laboratories of the Cambridge Department of Earth Sciences.
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2011Copley MedalAward2003Companion of HonourAward2002Crafoord Prize in GeosciencesAward2001William Bowie MedalAward1992Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical SocietyAward1991Royal MedalAward1990Japan PrizeAward1989Arthur L. Day MedalAward1983Alfred Wegener MedalAwardWollaston MedalAward1981Balzan PrizeAward1980A.G. Huntsman Award for Excellence in the Marine SciencesAward1975James B. Macelwane MedalAward1942Born21 February 1942
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He wrote the first paper defining the mathematical principles of plate tectonics on a sphere, and his early work on mantle convection created the modern discussion of planetary interiors.
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Born 1942 · age 84
