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Edward Bullard

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British geophysicist (1907-1980)

United KingdomScientistsLived 1907 to 1980 · aged 72
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Sir Edward Crisp Bullard FRS was a British geophysicist who is considered, along with Maurice Ewing, to have founded the discipline of marine geophysics.

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Awards 13

1978Maurice Ewing Medal
1975Royal Medal
1975William Bowie Medal
1968Vetlesen Prize
1967Royal Society Bakerian Medal
1967Wollaston Medal
1965Alexander Agassiz Medal
1965Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
1959Arthur L. Day Medal
1957Chree Medal and Prize
1953Hughes Medal
Knight Bachelor
Fellow of the Royal Society

Connected to Edward 6

Felix Andries Vening MeineszAlso won Vetlesen PrizeHenry Bryant BigelowAlso won Alexander Agassiz MedalCarl WunschAlso won William Bowie MedalPeter WoulfeAlso won Royal Society Bakerian MedalTanya AtwaterAlso won Wollaston MedalFrederick VineAlso won Arthur L. Day Medal

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Sir Edward Crisp Bullard FRS was a British geophysicist who is considered, along with Maurice Ewing, to have founded the discipline of marine geophysics. He developed the theory of the geodynamo, pioneered the use of seismology to study the sea floor, measured geothermal heat flow through the ocean crust, and found new evidence for the theory of continental drift.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1907 to 1980 · aged 72
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12 languages

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