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Drummond Matthews

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British geophysicist (1931-1997)

United KingdomScientistsLived 1931 to 1997 · aged 66
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Drummond Hoyle Matthews FRS, known as "Drum", was a British marine geologist and geophysicist and a key contributor to the theory of plate tectonics.

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Drummond Matthews (left) and Frederick Vine, 1981Drummond Matthews (left) and Frederick Vine, 1981

Awards 9

1989Wollaston Medal
1986George P. Woollard Award
1982Hughes Medal
1981Balzan Prize
1977Chree Medal and Prize
1975Bigsby Medal
1975Arthur L. Day Prize and Lectureship
1973Chapman Medal
Fellow of the Royal Society

Connected to Drummond 6

Frederick VineAlso won Chapman MedalEdward BullardAlso won Chree Medal and PrizeDavid BuckinghamAlso won Hughes MedalLindy Elkins-TantonAlso won Arthur L. Day Prize and LectureshipLudwig FinscherAlso won Balzan PrizeCharles BarroisAlso won Bigsby Medal

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Drummond Hoyle Matthews FRS, known as "Drum", was a British marine geologist and geophysicist and a key contributor to the theory of plate tectonics. His work, along with that of fellow Briton Fred Vine and Canadian Lawrence Morley, showed how variations in the magnetic properties of rocks forming the ocean floor could be consistent with, and ultimately help confirm, Harry Hammond Hess's 1962 theory of seafloor spreading. In 1989 he was awarded the Geological Society of London's highest honour, the Wollaston Medal.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1931 to 1997 · aged 66
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12 languages

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