Frederick Vine
British geologist (1939-2024) · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Died at 85
Frederick John Vine FRS was an English marine geologist and geophysicist. He made key contributions to the theory of plate tectonics, helping to show that the seafloor spreads from mid-ocean ridges with a symmetrical pattern of magnetic reversals in the basalt rocks on either side.
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2024Died21 June 20242007Prestwich MedalAward1982Hughes MedalAward1981Balzan PrizeAward1977Chree Medal and PrizeAward1975Arthur L. Day Prize and LectureshipAward1973Chapman MedalAward1971Bigsby MedalAward1970Henry Bryant Bigelow Medal in OceanographyAward1968Arthur L. Day MedalAward1939Born17 June 1939
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Lived 1939 to 2024 · aged 85
